After the death of a mutual friend, six people try to escape their bleak lives in the German-Belgian-Luxembourg border region. When one of them hijacks a bus, more or less by chance, they embark on a journey that takes them further and further away from the dreams and illusions of their everyday lives.
Johannes Brandrup
Andi
Hannes Hellmann
Frank
Berivan Kaya
Laura
Andreas Nickl
Sputnik
Thierry van Werveke
Paul
After the death of a mutual friend, six people try to escape their bleak lives in the German-Belgian-Luxembourg border region. When one of them hijacks a bus, more or less by chance, they embark on a journey that takes them further and further away from the dreams and illusions of their everyday lives.
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