Synopsis

Summertime in Ahlbeck, a bathing resort near the Polish border on the island of Usedom. Malte lives with his alcoholic father, Dietmar, in a rundown villa. Some years ago, after his mother’s death, his sister, Hannah, moved to West Germany. Dietmar has lost his grip on life ever since the death of his wife and the collapse of socialism. Newt week, when Malte comes of age, he plans to leave home. But beforehand he has to pass his driving test. To earn money, he works in a restaurant and smuggles cigarettes with his mate Pawel. Hannah suddenly returns with her 5-year-old son, Lukas. Malte moves in with Pawel, but he did promise to help his sister by looking after Lukas. Meanwhile, he falls in love with Annika, 16 year-old, who is spending vacation on Usedom. But in the end Malte has not only come of age, but his contact to Annika and Lukas has helped him better to understand himself.