This award-winning coming-of-age story focuses on the trails of 15-year-old Michael, whose mother flits from man to man with Michael in tow.
After she breaks up with her latest rich boyfriend, the pair move to a new neighbourhood where crime is rife and Michael’s school is governed by gangs. As the new boy, Michael is singled out and attacked until he falls under the protection of a local crime boss.
Michael’s honest face makes him the perfect stooge for trafficking drugs across the city. But he is soon confronted with the brutal realities of the world he’s on the verge of entering.
This powerful vision of urban decline shares its raw, dynamic style with the emerging school of challenging and reflective German films exploring life in contemporary Berlin.
Winner of three German Film Awards, a FIPRESCI award and the Label Europa Cinemas Award Berlin 2006.