Why am I standing in the slow line? Why am I being fired? Why is she falling in love with him and not me? Why me? That's the question we all ask ourselves so often. In thousands of situations. In six episodes, David Schalko, with his trademark dark humor, tells of life situations in which this question is central: WHY ME?
Country legend Jeff Kanter is living off his former glory. Now he's living in a trailer and trying to pay off his debts with living room concerts. A few beers, a few bills, and a little admiration - that's all he expects from Monika, who books him for her husband's birthday. Jeff realizes what she's really up to over the course of the evening...
When HR manager Saskia takes the train to her weekend, she leaves her job as a bouncer behind. She handles a call from someone who has been fired professionally. When a suicide rumor spreads after a sudden stop, she senses something bad is happening. Even the sympathetic Margarete can't calm her down when an emergency psychologist 'just happens' to join her.
On his sixtieth birthday, Hans surprises everyone. With the backing of his wife, he announces that he is taking his own life in the face of an early diagnosis of Alzheimer's. However, this fails to have the desired effect on his son Georg, daughter Gundi, and sister-in-law Fritzi, just like part two of the plan...
When businessman Dominik leaves his somewhat strained birthday party, a surprise awaits him outside the bar: an armed man forces him - friendly but unmistakable - into his car. To his astonishment, Dominik soon feels closer to the stranger than to his false friends.
The inescapable world of teenager Hartmut encompasses the farm of his dropout parents, who firmly believe in crude science fiction theories. When two men knock on the door and introduce themselves as extraterrestrial emissaries, the hour of a supernova of the unbelievable strikes.
Head waiter Fernando's job is a balancing act. Guests make it as difficult as possible for him and his team: a loud marital argument, a blind date with false assumptions, and a mother-son dinner full of nasty surprises. While a family reunion escalates in a private room, a man arrives with a gun...
