A few people decide to found their own little state n the middle of Germany, near Berlin...

Three musically talented children look to the future, but their hopes crumble when Germany and Russia enter into war.

Master painter Hans Moll and his wife, the television announcer Ms. Wellinek and her husband, and the German-Russian Jew Yevgenia have many things to live on: food, drink, an apartment. What they do not have is work. They all discover the yearning for a chance to start all over again and bring themselves back to life.