Liebe, Leben, Tod

Paul has a foot fetish. He makes random phone calls asking women to describe their shoes. All hang up on him until he reaches Leyla, the daughter of Turkish immigrants. Fearing German xenophobia, she`s not left her apartment in four months. At home, Paul`s lonely neighbor, Angie, hopes Paul will become her lover. At work, Paul is plagued by Simon, who wants Paul`s job. Simon has his own troubles: Lara, his girlfriend, vows revenge for his unfaithfulness. At a community cemetery, a retired librarian befriends an itinerant widower who stands on street corners protesting progress. Can Paul control his debilitating obsession and coax Leyla into a friendship in the open?