Kolja (Max Riemelt) lives together with his family and friends in a prefabricated housing estate on the outskirts of the city: gambling, theft and boozing determine their everyday life. But one day they go too far: From a party they take a taxi home. Of course, without money. When they have to pay, they rob the taxi driver Uta (Anna Maria Mühe). Everybody leaves, only Kolja feels remorse. He distances himself from his friends and looks for Uta to apologize to her. She demands that he denounce his friends. But can Kolja do this?