Film, Doğu Almanya vatandaşı müzisyen Gerhard Gundermann’ın hayat hikâyesinden kesitler sunuyor. Filmde müzisyen olarak yaşadığı zorlukların yanı sıra, kömür madeninde çalışırken yaşadıkları ve polisle yaşadığı mücadeleler de önemli bir yer kaplıyor.

He was East Germany’s answer to Bob Dylan and a committed communist. He was an excavator operator and a Stasi informant. He was a father and husband. With warmth and nuance, Gerhard Gundermann is remembered as a cult musician of corrupted ideals in Andreas Dresen’s award-winning biopic.