Off-beat German drama, set amongst the immigrant Turkish community. Cahit (Birol Ünel) is a from a second-generation Turkish family & is living a dead-end alcoholic life in Germany with no prospects & no future. Suicidal after a severe road accident has left him in a neck brace, Cahit is surprised to find himself entering into a relationship with the equally suicidal Sibel (Sibel Kekilli), a woman from the Turkish community who is desperate to leave her strict family. Deciding to get married for convenience, Cahit & Sibel live relatively separate lives while Cahit pursues his own interests of drinking & fighting, until an unexpected trip to Istanbul reveals to them what they each have to offer the other.