We follow the lives of three people who are locked in their respective paths, prohibited from enjoying life outside of their pain. Divine intervention alters their paths however, and they seek redemption, cleansing, and hope. They encounter symbols of their own minds on this journey as they try to find their way through to a brighter future. Set to the music of Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring".

1938年，纳粹吞并奥地利后大力迫害犹太人。1939年2月，与奥地利毗邻的瑞士封锁了犹太人赖以逃生的边界，但数百无签证的难民仍偷渡入境，瑞士移民局对此选派年轻有为、信仰笃定的警局巡官罗伯特·弗雷（Robert Frei）前往圣加仑州（the canton of St. Gallen）展开调查。调查者发现移民局公务人员保罗·格吕宁根（Paul Grüningers）滥用职权让大量无签证和伪造证件者越境，甚至亲自接难民非法入境。格吕宁根所做的一切只是出于纯粹的人性 。格吕宁根异乎寻常的举动和难民亟待拯救的期许让弗雷对调查的正确性产生了怀疑，他陷入两难的境地：是应该向上级如实报告还是为格吕宁根瞒天过海？

一对男女在一次展览中邂逅，彼此一见钟情难以自拔。几天后，他们又偶然重逢，于是一起去喝咖啡。两个已有家室的陌生人陷入了不可言喻的激情中。被 Roland深深吸引的Svenja跟随他去旅馆偷情，两人关系一发不可收拾。Roland是Svenja丈夫所在银行的经理，习惯千方百计得到自己所要的东西。他把Svenja的丈夫派遣到印度尼西亚取代当地不久前被杀害的负责人。对此一无所知的Svenja陷入了婚外情中……

60-year-old Meredith considers herself happily married to André. So it comes as a shock when she's diagnosed as HIV-positive and her husband is the only one who could have transmitted the disease.