本片为电视电影，记述了法国哲学家笛卡尔（1596—1650）的杰出一生。

本片为电视电影，记述了法国哲学家笛卡尔（1596—1650）的杰出一生。

影片围绕着一位失去记忆的女作家Alina Reynolds(柯比饰)展开。她发现自己一直在纽约城区游荡，分不清楚时间、地点、季节。Alina的意识游走在想象的对话、自己的短篇小说片段，以及周围熙熙攘攘的城市之间。而一个充满魅力的黑人青年的出现，让她的生活有了准星。

影片围绕着一位失去记忆的女作家Alina Reynolds(柯比饰)展开。她发现自己一直在纽约城区游荡，分不清楚时间、地点、季节。Alina的意识游走在想象的对话、…

19岁的天主教徒卡尔曾经做过恐怖分子的帮凶，失业后，闷闷不乐，整天把自己关在房里。一次，他到图书馆去，被年轻美丽的管理员玛塞拉迷住，于是找许多借口去她家，并得到她婆婆的欢心。卡尔得知，玛塞拉的丈夫就是被恐怖分子杀害的莫顿警官。卡尔深感自责，他想摆脱恐怖分子的控制，却又身不由己地参与了恐怖分子策划的抢劫。卡尔与玛塞拉的感情日益加深，最后等待他的是被捕入狱的下场。

19岁的天主教徒卡尔曾经做过恐怖分子的帮凶，失业后，闷闷不乐，整天把自己关在房里。一次，他到图书馆去，被年轻美丽的管理员玛塞拉迷住，于是找许多借口去她家，并得到她婆婆的欢心。卡尔得知，玛塞拉的丈夫就是被恐怖分子杀害的莫顿警官。卡尔深感自责，他想摆脱恐怖分子的控制，却又身不由己地参与了恐怖分子策划的抢劫。卡尔与玛塞拉的感情日益加深，最后等待他的是被捕入狱的下场。

Somewhere in Berlin. But not just any time, this is here and now. A postman delivers a parcel and, soon afterwards, everything changes. A terrorist attack rocks a family to the core. Maxi – who loses her mother, her brothers and her home – tries to look forward, but is still deeply insecure. Nothing seems to work. Her father Alex is as traumatised as she is. The certainties of the past have been wiped out and the grief that comes with their loss obscures everything. Meeting another young person seems to help Maxi. Karl liberates her from her paralysis and urges her to conquer her fear. He has organised a meeting of European students who are looking for solutions to the catastrophic situation on the continent. The task he assigns Maxi could be the deciding factor in the success of a grand plan. By joining forces with Karl, Maxi is dancing on a knife edge: today in Berlin, tomorrow in Prague, soon in Strasbourg and eventually all over Europe. Je suis Karl – a political takeover.

Somewhere in Berlin. But not just any time, this is here and now. A postman delivers a parcel and, soon afterwards, everything changes. A terrorist attack rocks a family to the core. Maxi – who loses her mother, her brothers and her home – tries to look forward, but is still deeply insecure. Nothing seems to work. Her father Alex is as traumatised as she is. The certainties of the past have been wiped out and the grief that comes with their loss obscures everything. Meeting another young person seems to help Maxi. Karl liberates her from her paralysis and urges her to conquer her fear. He has organised a meeting of European students who are looking for solutions to the catastrophic situation on the continent. The task he assigns Maxi could be the deciding factor in the success of a grand plan. By joining forces with Karl, Maxi is dancing on a knife edge: today in Berlin, tomorrow in Prague, soon in Strasbourg and eventually all over Europe. Je suis Karl – a political takeover.