On 24th August 1992 in the eastern German city of Rostock, a rampaging mob, to the applause and cheering of more than 3,000 bystanders, besieged and set fire to a residential building containing, among others, more than 120 Vietnamese men, women, and children on what has since become known as "The Night of the Fire." The riots became a symbol of xenophobia in the just-reunited Germany. This film recounts the incident from the perspectives of three very different characters.

Devid Striesow
as Martin

Jonas Nay
as Stefan

Trang Le Hong
as Lien

Joel Basman
as Robbie

Saskia Rosendahl
as Jennie

Thorsten Merten
as

Paul Gäbler
as

David Schütter
as

Jakob Bieber
as

Gro Swantje Kohlhof
as Ramona