During their vacation in the French countryside, a wealthy German family becomes entangled with a young hotel worker harboring sinister intentions.
On March 25, 1996, the publicist Jan Philipp Reemtsma is kidnapped. His son Johann and his wife Ann Kathrin witness how their home is transformed overnight into a police control center. Two police officers, the family’s lawyer and a close friend form a community of fate, united by their common goal of bringing Johann’s father home as quickly and unharmed as possible.
Charly and Benny are great friends. Hamid, who came from Syria as a refugee child, is also one of them. But the carefree days of childhood end when Benny's grandfather dies and his grandson inherits a necklace with a Star of David. For Benny it's just a bond, but for some kids from school just looking for a fight, it's the perfect meal. The three get caught up in a web of racism, bullying and anti-Semitism.
