The unthinkable has happened at a school in a medium-sized town: 16-year-old Luca Reich has shot and killed two people. A year later, the trial against the schoolgirl begins. But she remains silent.
Passionate horse breeder Saskia lives a secluded life at her idyllic stud farm in the Rhineland. One day, however, the well-established everyday life of the shy woman is thrown into disarray: Her childhood friend Andrea dies in an accident and Saskia is asked to take care of her daughter Lucy, at least temporarily, as her godmother. Not an easy task, as the 16-year-old had lived with her mother in London and doesn't know what to do with the monotonous country life.
Stefanie Schröder is overjoyed when she can finally embrace her son Rainer again. The young man, who had converted to Islam at the time, had spent two years in an Islamic prison on suspicion of terrorism. But life in Germany is anything but easy for Rainer. The secret service won't let him out of their sight, he can't find a job and integration into society is difficult. Firmly convinced that Rainer has finally renounced the jihad, the holy war, Stefanie finally obtains the termination of Rainer's surveillance. But just as everything seems to be taking a turn for the better, Stefanie is cruelly forced to realize how wrong she has been about her son.
Five teenage girls navigate the twists and turns of their complicated emotional lives, and learn the secrets of the heart through their friendship.
The film tells the story of Jochen, who lives with his divorced mother and her boyfriend. The family relationship is tense, the mother looks on helplessly. Out of frustration, Jochen steals a chocolate bar. Alex, an older classmate, observes him and takes advantage of the situation: Jochen begins to steal on Alex's behalf. Soon he is caught and sent to a reformatory... A group of students from Bonn filmed Hans-Georg Noack's bestseller for young people. “Escalator Down” is the successful debut of young filmmakers and impressively shows how a 13-year-old begins to steal and ends up in a downward social spiral. The writer Noack was so enthusiastic about the Bonn student group's script that he gave them exclusive permission to film his work. The result is remarkable and the film is particularly recommended for these reasons.
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