

Tommy, 22 years old, is broke and in debt, still lives with his parents and is constantly arguing with his father. The young man wants to break out of this life and believes he has finally found the opportunity to do so. A job advertisement promising 400 marks a week seems tailor-made for him. He quickly makes the acquaintance of a pusher column run by Kalle. But Tommy's ideas of a free life are soon nipped in the bud: He works more than 12 hours a day, goes from door to door to sell magazine subscriptions, lives in a filthy shared room, experiences psychological violence. He leads a life like a slave. How can he get out of this hopeless situation?
Richard

Wolfgang Scheer
Bernd

Richard Paczkowski
Josef

Marcus Sauk
Charly

Cathrin Vaessen
Martina

Walter Gontermann
Father Galewski

Beate Abraham
Mother Galewski

Michael Grella
Ulrich Ratge

Manfred Günther
Drunkard

Heinz Wrobel
Self (archive footage)

Beate Kopp

Volker Burjanek

Dieter Wagner