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Idući na posao Jan Nebel (Juergen Vogel) slučajno upada u uličnu policijsku potjeru pri čemu iz nevolje spašava djevojku Veru (Christiane Paul) i umjesto nje biva pritvoren i novčano kažnjen. U međuvremenu zbog toga izgubi posao u mesnici, bivša ga djevojka obavijesti da je njezin nekadašnji partner zaražen AIDS-om, a umire mu i otac. Jedina svijetla točka njegova je nećakinja Jenni (Rebecca Hessing) s kojom stanuje kod sestre Lilo i njezinog ljubavnika Harrija. U iščekivanju nalaza testa koji će otkriti je li zaražen HIV-om, ponovno sreće Veru i s njom započinje ljubavnu vezu. Isprva se čini da bi ljubav mogla riješiti sve njihove probleme, ali Vera skriva neke svoje tajne. Jan preuređuje očev stan i u njega useljava svog prijatelja, u glazbu zaljubljenog Buddyja (Ricky Tamlinson). Uskoro im se pridružuje i imigrantica Kristina (Christina Paparnichau) koja je u Berlin došla pronaći brata...
Drama, ljubavna priča i komedija, sve se to nalazi u ovom filmu čiji je koscenarist poznati redatelj Tom Tykwer. Film govori o snovima, čežnjama i strahovima mladih ljudi koji se bore s egzistencijalnim pitanjima, ali ipak uspijevaju pronaći malo sreće za sebe.
The political and social upheaval of the reunification of Germany provides the backdrop for this romantic comedy-drama. Jan Nebel (Jurgen Vogel), a young slaughterhouse worker who doesnt like to work much more than is necessary in order to keep his job, is walking home through Berlin one evening when he finds himself strolling into the middle of a riot. He sees a woman named Vera (Christiane Paul) trying to get away from a pair of cops; Jan trips the police officers, which earns him Veras gratitude and a night behind bars. Jans unexpected detainment causes him to lose his job, which doesnt bother him very much except that hell be short on money. Jan decides to pay his father a visit only to discover that the old man has died; Jan takes over his apartment, and his friend Buddy (Ricky Tomlinson) joins him as a flatmate and pays him rent. Death pays a visit of its own to Jan when he learns that one of his former girlfriends has tested positive for the HIV virus; while Jan is unders