West Berlin, summer 1968: the attitude to life at the time through the eyes of (at least) three different quartets: the anarchic bards of "Insterburg & Co." wander through the backyards of Kreuzberg, passing the time with silly poems, homemade instruments and their playmates. The lively Jacob Sisters and their four poodles make guest appearances as international show stars in the luxury hotels. And postcard Berlin is presented by four oil sheikhs who are on a state visit.

After Norman fails to convince his father, a wealthy industrialist, with his brilliant business idea in the form of a chain of doughnut shops, the hopeful young entrepreneur is given an old tenement house to help him get started. He infiltrates the building incognito and finds a job as the unpopular houseboy. Norman realizes that all is not well with the quirky residents when he finds a dead Santa Claus from last year in the fireplace.