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Sven, who has been selected to do his civil service abroad, finds himself in Oświęcim in Poland where the Auschwitz concentration camp was.
He needs to take care of an unpleasant and unfriendly old man, Stanisław Krzemińskí, a former Auschwitz inmate who refuses to leave the camp. Stanislaw feverishly repairs thousands of suitcases that were left behind by Jews at the concentration camp.
Gradually, as Sven’s understanding of the camp deepens, he becomes fond of the proud, courageous Krzemińskí. As days go by, Sven falls in love with Ania, a Polish girl, discovers more about Auschwitz, and learns to understand his role in preserving the memory of this place that has become a center of the local tourist industry.
Awards: The film received a VGF Producer’s Award at the Bavarian Film Festival 2007 and Young German Cinema Award at the Munich Film Festival 2007.
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Only Trudi knows that her husband Rudi is suffering from a terminal illness. It is up to her to tell him or not. The doctor suggests that they do something together, perhaps something they were long planning to do. Trudi decides not to tell her husband about the gravity of his illness and to follow the doctor's advice. She convinces Rudi to visit their children and grandchildren in Berlin.
But once they arrive, they realize that their children are so busy with their own lives that they have no time for them. Then, suddenly, Trudi dies. Rudi is devastated and has no idea what to do next. From his daughter's girlfriend he learns that Trudi's love for him had led her to forego the life that she had wanted to live. He begins to see her with new eyes and vows to make up for her lost life.
And so he embarks on his last journey – to Tokyo, in the midst of the cherry blossom festival, a celebration of beauty, impermanence, and new beginnings...
Awards: The film received Bavarian Film Award 2007 (Producers' Prize & Best Actor Elmar Wepper), German Film Award 2008 (Best Film in Silver, Best Actor Elmar Wepper, Best Costumes) and Best Film Golden Space Needle Award Seattle 2008.
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Drama 
