A homeless refugee looks for a fresh start at a European multinational temp agency - but they have very different plans for him.

The quiet, level-headed, slightly pedantic delicatessen owner Johannes Lemann and the eternally vagabond, quick-tempered Bert Michilinski couldn't be more different. But they have more in common than they admit: They both dislike themselves and their lives. One has built a wall around himself, the other is constantly running away from himself.