Markus is generally a lovable person. He is intelligent, helpful and has strong moral principles. But his passion excludes him. The little son of his neighbour, Arthur, attracts Markus. But in society, who stigmatizes the matter itself Markus cannot freely ask for help. Silently and withdrawn, he resists the supposedly inevitable and yet can only watch as his instinct pushes the boundaries of his actions ever further. „Kopfplatzen“ is an uncomfortable movie. By telling pedophilia from the perspective of a pedophile, „Kopfplatzen“ provokes and it wants to provoke by raising questions about one’s own fate and guilt on the one hand, and by asking society how it can deal with people whose drives lead them to terrible deeds on the other.