ある日、カレン・スパージュという少女が殺される。両親の愛情をカレンに奪われていたと感じていた姉のアリスに疑いの目が向けられる中、黄色いレインコート姿のマスクを被った人物が人々を襲い始める。

Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her First Communion. His stubbornness and determination get him into trouble as he turns to more and more questionable measures, in his desperation to raise the needed money. This tragic flaw leads him to risk all that he loves and values, his beloved family, indeed even his immortal soul and salvation, in blind pursuit of that goal.

Lichter is an episodic tale from Hans-Christian Schmid about the life on the border between Germany and Poland. The film sheds light on the everyday stories of escape and desperateness.