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A former police officer accidentally killed a bystander while hunting criminals. Now he lives alone, continues to search for the criminal and spies on a young neighbor. His relationship with her becomes dangerous for both of them.
Aug 1986
Simon, a prison guard at St. Mau, loses the trust of his inmates after a tragic accident during a routine chase. Years later, haunted by his damaged reputation, he falls into self-destructive habits in a desperate bid to reclaim his lost esteem. Unexpectedly, he reunites with Lena in a dangerous, abandoned site, forcing him to confront his past mistakes.
Apr 1986
After the death of her mother, Alice, who was born out of wedlock, learns that her father, who was thought to be dead, is still alive. Unopened letters from the estate put the 18-year-old on the trail of the composer Max Rab, one of her mother's ex-lovers. Under a pretext, Alice manages to move in with the supposed Rab father. When she falls in love with Max, things get complicated...
Dec 1992
Gottfried Binder, a simple employee in the pathology department of the University Hospital Zurich, is suffering from lung cancer and does not have long to live. He is convinced that the fatal disease was actually intended for someone else. For his superior, the unpopular Dr. Götze. The senior physician has always harassed him and smoked incessantly. Binder is certain that Götze made him ill in this way. Binder is inspired by the idea of achieving justice and getting rid of Götze. And he already knows how...
Feb 2006
A dead man is discovered in the machine room of the Randlingen sanatorium and nursing home. The man is Dr. Ulrich Borstli, the director of the institution. Constable Studer from the cantonal police takes over the investigation and soon realizes: it was no accident! The hospital director must have been beaten to death with a sandbag around midnight. The search for the perpetrator and motive proves difficult. The patient Pieterlein comes under suspicion because he has been on the run since the crime. However, Studer doesn't really believe in this solution and examines the friendly façade of the psychiatrist Borstli. He soon realizes that the solution must lie in the treatment methods of the nurses and doctors...
Sep 1980
Jan 1971
A young peasant wants to marry, but the despotic sovereign chooses the bride for one night on the basis of the "ius primae noctis" and declares her fair game. In despair, the young woman turns away from God and towards a Satanic cult. After returning from a campaign, the tyrant pursues her at the insistence of the fanatical village priest. She is confronted and murdered. This act shakes up the peasants; they rise up against the lords.
Feb 1980
Drama from the Grisons mountains in Rhaeto-Romanic. When farmer Toni goes into the mountains with his son Meltger (Bruno Cathomas) to dig for gentian roots, he takes young Senza (Pia Solèr) with him against his will. Tensions soon arise... Based on Gion Deplazes‘ story.
Aug 1994