The film is set in the near future, in a world of perfect capitalism. Society is sustained by a class of top achievers; meanwhile, so-called minimum recipients live under sedation in Fortresses of Sleep. The great majority of top achievers view themselves as happy. An outsourced agency has been established for the rest: Life Guidance is charged with turning these individuals into optimal people as well. Alexander has internalized the system but one wrong word to his child triggers Life Guidance. He starts to rebel and encounters the horror of the system in all its brightness and affability.

Fritz Karl
as Alexander Dworsky

Katharina Lorenz
as Anna Dworsky

Nicolas Jarosch
as Franz Dworky

Petra Morzé
as Iris Brauer

Kristina Bangert
as Bankangestellte

Rainer Egger
as Buchhalter

Arno Frisch
as Harter Kollege

Peter Knaack
as Bester Freund

Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly
as Der Lustige

Florian Teichtmeister
as Gregor Fainmann