While Germany in 1834 is simmering in every corner, the resistance led by Georg Büchner is working on the revolution. Heinrich Furrer secretly prints Büchner‘s revolutionary leaflet “Der Hessische Landbote“ in his brother Gustav‘s printing House, thus supporting the revolutionaries. Heinrich loves Minna. She wants to go to America!… and he‘s supposed to come with her. Everything could be so simple if Heinrich weren‘t living with Agnes, a former prostitute, if he had the necessary money and Minna wasn‘t married to his brother Gustav.

柏林一个时髦街区的最后一栋老建筑正在被腾空。托比亚斯的父亲正是其中一名房客，因拒绝搬出与地产商代表罗伯特产生争执，被无视并强迫的父亲在气愤和绝望中吞枪自尽。目睹全过程的托比亚斯一气之下，打昏了罗伯特，还把同来探查的巡警也绑了起来。 托比亚斯逐渐发现了罗伯特谎话连篇，父亲从头至尾只是一个被地产商耍弄的老房客，他看着父亲的尸体感到痛苦又无所适从。此时，罗伯特找到机会向警方呼救，托比亚斯向警方要求和弗兰卡的母亲，即房产公司的负责人乔吉斯女士谈判，各执一词的二人终究还是不欢而散。 与此同时，警方安排在楼对面的狙击手观察到异动，准备击倒托比亚斯，却因混乱击中了罗伯特。于心不忍的托比亚斯让警察将受伤的罗伯特救出房间，片刻之后对讲机里传来了弗兰卡的死讯。局势一步一步恶化，托比亚斯万念俱灰，作出了他认为正确的选择，却换来了意料之外的结果……