Tommy, 22 years old, is broke and in debt, still lives with his parents and is constantly arguing with his father. The young man wants to break out of this life and believes he has finally found the opportunity to do so. A job advertisement promising 400 marks a week seems tailor-made for him. He quickly makes the acquaintance of a pusher column run by Kalle. But Tommy's ideas of a free life are soon nipped in the bud: He works more than 12 hours a day, goes from door to door to sell magazine subscriptions, lives in a filthy shared room, experiences psychological violence. He leads a life like a slave. How can he get out of this hopeless situation?
as Tommi Galewski
as Kalle
as Erich
as Timmi
as Eva
as Peter
as Richard
as Bernd
as Josef
as Charly
as Martina
as Father Galewski
as Mother Galewski
as Ulrich Ratge
as Drunkard
as Self (archive footage)