The protagonist, Franz, copies the paintings of old masters. He slowly loses his sense of reality, resulting in angst-ridden fantasies and a desire for self-destruction. Franz has an uphill battle with the loss of values and spread of capitalism around him. He rejects advertising to the point of destroying its manifestations.

Ulrich Tukur
as Franz

Julia Kravitz
as Mathilde (as Julia Filimonow)

Nikolaus Paryla
as Copyist

Johannes Silberschneider
as Museum guard

Sophia Gorgi
as Alexandra

Justus Neumann
as Ulrich

Claudia Martini
as Ex-wife

Elżbieta Czyżewska
as Claudia

Johann Adam Oest
as

Klaus Ofczarek
as