Der Held vom Bahnhof Friedrichstraße plot
Micha Hartung, owner of a hopelessly debt-ridden video store, has been backing the wrong horse his entire life. When an ambitious journalist confronts him with the results of his investigation, everything changes for the charmingly melancholic Micha. Many years ago, as an employee of the Reichsbahn, he allegedly orchestrated the largest mass escape in the GDR. Stasi files prove this. He was even imprisoned and then deported to an open-cast lignite mine. Enticed by a generous salary, Micha confirms the story, though only fragments of it are true.