Toon Agterberg

Uyarlanması en zor yazarlardan biri olarak bilinen Franz Kafka bu filmde Soderbergh'in usta yorumuyla unutulmaz bir film karakteri olarak çıkıyor karşımıza. Olaylar 1919 yılında Prag'da geçiyor. Jeremy Irons'un kusursuz canlandırdığı Kafka gündüzleri büyük bir sigorta şirketinin kasvetli ofisinde çalışmaktadır, geceleri de hamamböceğine dönüşen bir adam hakkında hikâyeler yazmaktadır. Bir gün Kafka'nın yakın arkadaşı öldürülür ve şüpheler üzerinde toplanır. Çekingen ve ürkek biri gibi duran Kafka harekete geçer ve arkadaşının sevgilisi Gabriela'ya ulaşarak olayı araştırmaya başlar. Bu noktada film memur ajanların ve anarşistlerin kıyasıya kapıştığı, işkence şatolarının yükseldiği, ürkütücü 'kafkaesk' bir dünyaya kapı açar.

Amateur dirt-bikers Rien and Hans–and their mechanic Eef–each fall in love with Fientje, a young woman who, with her brother Jaap, works a concession stand at the races. Everyone seeks a better life: Fientje wants out of the business and away from Jaap; and Rien and Hans aim to make their marks as pro racers, like their hero, Gerrit Witkamp.

Dora Leenders is about to give birth. Since she was impregnated during a school reunion, she invites both men whom she had sex with that night to her flat to witness the birth.

A rich Frisian farmer has been murdered in Amsterdam and police duo Grijpstra & De Gier are sent to investigate. Adjutant Grijpstra has problems at home again and is happy to leave for Friesland to investigate the murder. Sgt. De Gier finds the Frisian Hylke much more interesting than the murder case. In Leeuwarden there is a real Chinese war and a brutal robbery at the cattle market. Suddenly there is that friendly rattling, asthmatic rat who provides an unexpected solution.

Artist Hans Drost and his children have a spectacular hobby: rockets.

One day, as Senior wanders aimlessly through the city, his attention is drawn to demolition workers tearing down an old building. Among the rubble, Senior discovers an old model ship. He takes it home and begins studying old ship logs and nautical charts. Thomas also shows interest, and before he knows it, he finds himself embarking on a new adventure with his friends and Senior.

Vagabond Bob finds a suitcase belonging to stockbroker Peter and returns it to his hotel. There he meets Marion, who happens to be Peter's mistress. Unfortunately in doing so he loses his only possession of value: a lottery ticket.

De Cock and Vledder investigate the robbery of an armored truck which leads to several murders.