David is a member of a student fraternity. Corps Teutonia quickly becomes a family substitute. David has to realize that the medal has a flip side. The corps doesn't just offer protection. It expects total submission. This insider film looks behind the facade of the fraternities.

Italy on Christmas Eve - a train driver is confronted with a young woman and her baby who want to flee by train to Germany. Reluctantly, he takes the two of them in his cab.