故事发生在德国当代,简(丹尼尔·布鲁赫 Daniel Brühl 饰),皮特(斯坦奇·艾塞克 Stipe Erceg 饰)和朱莉(朱丽娅·耶恩奇 Julia Jentsch 饰)是三个社会上随处可见的普通青年。但在他们的内心里,愤怒和失望的火焰从未停止过燃烧,对于国家的现状,对于政府的不满,对于富人的仇恨,为了给这些汹涌的感情找到出口,他们必须要做一些与众不同的事情。 他们在夜里潜入豪宅之中,在大肆恶作剧一番后留下写有“好日子到头了”的恐吓纸条,这样一种行动让三位好友在情感上得到了发泄,也在精神上获得了快感。一次行动中,朱莉造成的意外导致他们不得不重返“犯罪现场”,不幸的是,他们刚好撞见了归家的房主,情势所迫,三人做了一件他们都不愿意做的事情——绑架。Berlin student Jule is hoplessly indebted due to an accident she caused, uninsuredly hitting a rich businessman's limousine. Evicted from her flat she moves in with her boyfrend Peter and soon learns that Peter and his flatmate, Jan, are breaking into luxurious mansions at night. Instead of stealing or vandalizing, though, they carefully and ornately rearrange furniture and valulables and leave obscure messages. Jule convinces Jan, who has a crush on her, to pay a visit to the villa of her creditor.