Sixteen irresistible stories written in a dizzying array of moods and locales. With the compulsive focus of a video freak and the intensity of a hungry reporter covering a weird series of events, Doris Dörrie takes us on a magical misery tour of human behaviour. Ranging from the psychologically dark terrain of her native Germany to the bleak brilliance of southern California, the storis explore the longings of the lonely, the sad farces of the mismatched, and the dangerous comedy of those fuzzed-out enough to believe their own lies. Zooming in through the surface layers to explore the anarchy that lurks beneath, Dörrie allows little to escape her quietly ironic view.