- The film describes the life of R., a young turk man in Berlin, Germany, who is of the oppinion that he can fly. One day he succeeds in doing so, but no witness is there to testify the situation. Should all his efforts have been for nothing? In the mean time he meets a young woman, L., and temporarily forgets his aim to fly.—Oliver Heidelbach
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The young Turk R. believes he can rise from the ground by mere concentration, overcoming the banalities of everyday life by floating through the air. Initially he succeeds briefly in a public park, but unfortunately no one witnessed it.
Being sure of his special powers he tries to rise again in the most unsuitable situations by quickly assuming his "take-off position": standing on one leg, arms outstretched wide as if he had wings. This somewhat ridiculous pose gets him in trouble with almost everybody including his girlfriend who kicks him out when she has had enough of his antics.
As a consequence R. sleeps rough on a park bench, his meager belongings in a suitcase. Still, he does not give up and tries to rise whenever he feels the urge - which lands him in the funny farm. His best, and only remaining friend M. eventually gets him out.
Since R. is not able hold a regular job he and his sidekick M. try to raise funds by coming up with several questionable schemes, including the use of a "magical ATM card" and trying to fix a horse race at the race track - unfortunately with meager or no success and the cops at their heels.
After M. can convince R. that he just might have been temporarily insane, R. returns to bourgeois life and eventually marries his girlfriend. But the next morning the irrepressible urge is there again, stronger than ever: R. rushes into the open and assumes his take-off position
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