Halberstadt, the summer of 1990: Maren, Robert, and Volker come across millions of East German marks in an old tunnel. Although the money is technically worthless, the three friends smuggle it out in their backpacks and involve their neighbors in a clever scheme to cheat capitalism by exchanging it for goods.

Bertie (Til Schweiger) ended his racing career and now runs a failing car repair shop and go-kart track. When the bank threatens to foreclose on his business, Bertie comes up with a daring plan: first prize at the upcoming 90’s nostalgia race, could solve his financial problems.. With only one month to transform his run-down OPEL MANTA into a racing “projectile”, the race again...