Brandenburg penitentiary 2001: Martin Schulz ( Jörg Schüttauf) is released after 11 years of imprisonment. As a former citizen of the German Democratic Republic, he experienced the fall of the wall from his prison cell. Upon release, he receives the items in his possesion at the time of his arrest: a blue East German identification card, an East German driver’s license, and a wallet full of East German money. Martin is full of hope when he returns home, but hardly recognizes East Berlin again. The „New Berlin“ has already taken over and the „Old East Berlin“ clings desperately to its last remaining traits. The eleven-year absence is like a time machine and Martin runs into one difficulty after another while finding his place in this „new“ world.
Der Ostberliner Martin Schulz (Jörg Schüttauf) erlebt den Mauerfall 1989 im Gefängnis in Brandenburg (DDR). Als er im Jahr 2000 entlassen wird und zurück nach Berlin kommt ist nichts mehr so, wie es einmal war. Martin macht sich auf die Suche nach seiner Frau (Julia Jäger) , seinem Sohn und seinen Freunden. Martin fühlt sich wie in einer Zeitmaschine.
(Quelle: Hannes Stöhr)