112 minutes
10/31/1980
Nik, a released prisoner who started writing in prison, wants to leave his past behind him, but refuses to contact his former girlfriend and her family. Under the name of his jail buddy Henry, he moves in with his pen pal - who has never seen him - and is always watched suspiciously by their roommate. Nik began writing in prison and now seeks contact with the literary culture, even though he feels disgusted by the pompous fuss of this society. He is not without talent and works on a novel in which he minutely describes the abduction of an industrialist. Henry gets shot at the prison breakout and visits Nik to get help from him. He likes his novel plot and wants to put it into action.

Rolf Zacher
as Henry Kirscher

Burkhard Driest
as Nick Dellmann

Katja Rupé
as Eva
Carla Egerer
as Leila

Kurt Raab
as Maria Franz Beekenbrandt
Eckehard Ahrens
as Donald
Joey Buschmann
as Janni

Veit Relin
as Dorsil

Marquard Bohm
as John

Hark Bohm
as TV-Moderator

Irm Hermann
as Apothekerin

Horst Hesslein
as 2. Gefängnisbeamter