Clumsy peculiar pupil Alfons Zitterbacke dreams of being an astronaut and wreaks havoc anywhere he goes but against all odds wants to proof everyone who is teasing him wrong especially his father who wants him to be more of a 'normal' kid.
1979년 독일연방공화국. ‘피터’와 그의 가족은 직접 만든 열기구를 타고 동독에서 서독으로 탈출을 시도하지만 국경을 200m 남겨두고 열기구는 땅으로 곤두박질 치고, 계획은 실패로 돌아간다. 탈출 시도 흔적을 발견한 비밀경찰국은 전국에 수배령을 내리고, 피터 가족을 뒤쫓는다. 잡히면 온 가족의 목숨이 위험한 상황. 삼엄한 감시 속에 이번엔 친구 ‘귄터’ 부부와 함께 다시 한 번 탈출을 준비하는데…
End of the 1970s in East Germany: Fred and Jonas are close friends. The 10-year-olds live near at the German-German frontier. After the mother from Jonas has made an exit application, the boys have to recognize that they are soon separated from each other. But they want to dig a tunnel to Australia to meet there themselves again. When Jonas should leave the country with his mother this night changes everything.
Vivi is exhausted. Actually, she is about to become an attorney and to move in together with her boyfriend Adam, but somehow, she is stuck. She tries to flee back to her Moms couch, only to find that there is no more space for her. Vivi's father assumes that she needs some rest and sends her to an island...
