The actors: Sandra Hüller, Max Riemelt, Ronald Zehrfeld...
A humorous adventure in a time when anything seemed possible. It's about money and justice - and about what really counts in life: Friendship and family.
Halberstadt in the summer of 1990: Maren (Sandra Hüller), Robert (Max Riemelt) and Volker (Ronald Zehrfeld) have known and loved each other since childhood. Rather by chance, they find the GDR's millions stored there to rot in an old mine shaft, and the three smuggle out backpacks full of money. Together with their friends and neighbors, they develop an ingenious system to exchange the now worthless money for
and to cheat the onrushing Westerners and their capitalism. Because if you're a bit clever now, this summer can not only be a great adventure, but also the final turning point in their lives.