Mathilda (Barbara Sukowa) has returned to her hometown of Frankfurt, where she now serves as the EU Minister in the state government, enforcing a strict border policy. But one day, her longtime friend Richard shows up at her door with 17-year-old Malik, whom he has smuggled from Morocco to Germany—now he expects Mathilda to fast-track a visa for him. However, Malik wants to leave and soon finds himself in Frankfurt’s red-light district, where he encounters other Moroccan migrants, some of whom are involved in a bombing plot. Suddenly, he is falsely suspected of terrorism—only Mathilda’s assistant is still willing to help him. A gripping Frankfurt-set thriller that explores the clash between personal emotions and high-stakes political realities.

The film features a stellar cast, with Barbara Sukowa („Hannah Arendt“, recently honored with the Hessian Film Award for her lifetime achievement) as the conservative politician Mathilda Marquardt, Lambert Wilson („Von Menschen und Göttern as the artist Richard, Banafshe Hourmazdi („Futur Drei“) as Amina, and Habib Adda as Malik. Katharina Schüttler („Oh Boy“) also appears in a key supporting role.