The unemployed taxi driver Klaus, the gay dog sitter Uwe and the strict nurse Inge did not have an easy childhood. Her mother died too early, the father then gave her home. Now the old man has died and for the hated Kurbjuweits is the Notarbesuch on. Klaus, Uwe, Inge and their daughter Jule now hope to inherit money and real estate - but they are surprised by an unusual testament. They have to scatter the ashes of the dead in places in their East Prussian homeland, which were important to the father. Together with the young Polish notary Krzysztow, who is supposed to supervise the proper implementation, they are leaving for good or ill. It takes them almost to Polish prison and soon to a wedding, where they understand better not only the father, but also himself better.
In a senior citizens' residence in Berlin, six residents are betting on the Lotto jackpot of € 30 million. But what should one do with so much money in his old days? Lebemann Conrad wants to hit the spot again, while the gay couple Otto and Jakob are fulfilling their dream of sailing. The good-natured Rosi is unabashedly exempted from her children, while the adventurous Karin finally wants to travel the world, if need be even without her sullen husband. But although almost all can fulfill their dreams, fate holds after the lottery luck also a few setbacks.
전직 CIA 요원이었던 샘 보이드(Sam Boyd: 진 핵크만 분)는 나이가 많아 현직에서 은퇴한 후 3류 산업 스파이 노릇을 하며 근근히 연명해 간다. 그러던 어느날. 그는 CIA로부터 특수 임무를 부여받는다. 그 임무는 1969년 U-2 정찰기를 몰고 소련 상공을 비행하다가 격추 당해서 간첩 혐의로 소련에서 종신형을 살고 있는 소블을 200만달러를 주고 베를린에서 KGB로부터 인도해 오라는 것이다. 그러나 그 200만달러는 콜롬비아 마약상으로부터 상납받은 검은 돈으로 뒷탈을 염려한 CIA측은 정당한 접자 교환인 것처럼 가장하기 위해 미국에서 첩보활동을 하다 감옥에 갇혀있는 피요트르 그루첸코(Pyiotr Grushenko: 미카일 바리쉬니코프 분)를 데리고 가서 돈과 함께 넘겨주고 소블을 데려오게 한다. 베를린에 도착한 두 사람은 현지 요원의 안내에 따라 교환을 위한 접선장소에 나간다. 일이 성사될 즈음 갑자기 샘은 소련측에서 넘겨받으려는 소블(Sobel: 롭 셔만 분)이라는 자가 가짜인 것을 알게 되는데...
Ulrich Mühe plays a German businessman who was born completely without scruples. This makes him an eminently suitable candidate for success in the chaotic years after World War I. The shameless man's story is contrasted with that of his polar opposite, a Jewish anarchist.
Based on historical events, the film tells the story of Operation Anthropoid which led to the assassination of the German SS leader Heydrich in Prague by Czech rebels led by Josef Gabcik and Jan Kubis.
