Newspaper columnist Mr. Inquisitive telephones readers to ask, "What would you like to do?", with the chosen responses being eligible for a prize. The callees include torch singer Vera Van, bandleader Lester Cole (and his Texas Rangers), and other late-period vaudeville acts, all whom are ready to perform.
A boy finds comfort in calling his best friend after a tragic accident.
An anarchist young woman breaks the tacit contract with civilization and fearlessly decides on a life without hypocrisy or an obligatory safety net.
After losing the last two digits of a girl's number, a socially awkward fish enthusiast tries every combination to seek her out.
Amber receives a call from her drunk ex boyfriend. He spills his guts about his current relationship, while she reconsiders their faded friendship.
You will love me again. I will stay by your side. We will start a family together… Just fifteen minutes in a woman's life who struggles for saving her love relationship.
Join our father, Doug Bachelor in grace as our father rejoices in solitude.
During a professional conference in Prague, two interpreters in the Hungarian booth hilariously vie for the attention of one listener.
In underworld terms, Chas Devlin is a 'performer,' a gangster with a talent for violence and intimidation. Turner is a reclusive rock superstar. When Chas and Turner meet, their worlds collide—and the impact is both exotic and explosive.
There are many funny ways to park a car. This is number eleven.
A married couple is terrorized by a series of videotapes planted on their front porch.
Lichter is an episodic tale from Hans-Christian Schmid about the life on the border between Germany and Poland. The film sheds light on the everyday stories of escape and desperateness.
Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring.
A traumatised veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, his nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.
Sitting in silence, a girl finds a way to pass the time. With customer service.
In a primary school classroom, teacher Liliane anxiously awaits an important phone call. Her student Mathieu is even more of a disturbance than usual, but after Liliane receives a distressing call from the hospital, Mathieu rallies the students to turn a difficult day for Liliane into a magical one.
Reporter John Klein is plunged into a world of impossible terror and unthinkable chaos when fate draws him to a sleepy West Virginia town whose residents are being visited by a great winged shape that sows hideous nightmares and fevered visions.
Sven arrives in nowadays Auschwitz to do his civil service at the memorial. He encounters unfriendliness, especially by Stanislaw Krzeminski, the 85 year old KZ-survivor, and Krzysztof Lanuszewski, brother of his early love affair Ania. Even his boss Herold, the places manager, does little to help Sven familiarize. But when problems accumulate Sven realises that he already has become involved.
A man with social anxiety attempts to order pizza over the phone at the risk of having a nervous breakdown.
A woman calls a suicide prevention hotline and is put on hold.