Synopsis
Up to now, Nickel, a 9 year-old boy, and his single dad Thomas have been managing very well together. Then Nickel goes on a school excursion and brings the little piglet Rudy back with him in his rucksack. Once he’s home, he makes a terrifying discovery: dad has a girlfriend! Worse yet, she’s moved in with him and brought her 12 year-old daughter Felicitas along. Nickel makes a deal with Thomas: if those two stay, then so can Rudy. When life becomes unbearable for Nickel, he flees with Rudy to “Porkland”, followed by Felicitas and pursued by two dumb crooks. It’s the beginning of an adventure that ends in the swamps of the Oder Valley, where Rudy saves the lives of the two children and finds a new home.