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Post-war provincial Iceland: around 1950, Freyja, who'd been a plump teen, returns from America, a widow with a 20-inch waist, seven suitcases of dresses, and a list of who ever wronged or slighted her. She moves in with an aunt and socialist uncle: finding a new husband is high on her agenda, and she's mistrusted by Agga, a pre-teen who's our eyes and ears. The social order and Freyja are more complicated than they seem at first, and so may be her prospects. Class divisions, families ties, pride, the onset of puberty, and the power of Eros sliver the ice.

After the end of the war, the only surviving Jew in an Ukrainian village is waiting for the Messiah and the return of his loved ones.

Berlin is changing fast, wrestling with the past in pursuit of is future, trying to leave behind the familiar images of decadence, fascism and cold war. This film directed by Veit Helmer embarks on a search for the essence of contemporary Berlin. The film is human, exciting and dynamic - just like the city itself.