The three friends Ertan, Kemal and Mehdi live in Kiel. They are foreigners, "Kanaks", as they proudly call themselves. For them, this term is an expression of their attitude to life. The trio keeps their heads above water with small-time crooks, but over time they are drawn deeper and deeper into a maelstrom of violence and crime. On a whim, Erkan acts as the protector of two prostitutes and makes enemies of two unscrupulous pimps. After a failed robbery, Ertan ends up in prison for a short time and Kemal is deported to Turkey. However, the two proud "Kanaks" don't let this get them down, on the contrary: together, the friends now want to build a drug air bridge between Istanbul and Germany. But the dream of quick money ends in death and grief for Kemal and Ertan.
Haluk Piyes
as Ertan
David Scheller
as Kemal
Tyron Ricketts
as Mehdi
Oezlem Cetin
as Yonca
Nadeshda Brennicke
as Sandra
Ercan Durmaz
as Attila
Murat Yılmaz
as Zlatko
Ralph Herforth
as Bülent
Belhe Zaimoglu
as Bülents Frau
Benno Fürmann
as Der Neue
Hilmi Sözer
as Pfandleiher
Andreas Hoppe
as Kurt Lorant
