Seventeen-year-old apprentice Jonas, struggling with his ailing, proud father, pours himself into restoring a decaying ship on a Mecklenburg lake. Neglecting all else, he loses his girlfriend and support at work. After the boat burns, a reconciliatory vocational ceremony reunites him with his recovered father.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Andrea LüdkeMelanie | Melanie |
 Dieter MontagPache | Pache |
 Wolfgang WinklerWeber | Weber |
 Ulrich TheinHannes Ritter | Hannes Ritter |
 Michael SchweighöferKollege von Hannes | Kollege von Hannes |
 Anja KlingMelanies Freundin | Melanies Freundin |
 Achim WolffChefarzt | Chefarzt |
| RRobert PfeifferMeister | Meister |
| UUrsula StaackBlumenverkäuferin | Blumenverkäuferin |
| MMathias NoackNot listed | Not listed |
 Regine HeintzeNot listed | Not listed |
| JJürgen MaiNot listed | Not listed |
 Mathis SchraderNot listed | Not listed |
| MManfred ErnstNot listed | Not listed |
| FFranz ViehmannNot listed | Not listed |
| GGerd GallreinNot listed | Not listed |
| HHans Jochen RöhrigNot listed | Not listed |
 Carl-Hermann RisseNot listed | Not listed |
| GGerd FunkNot listed | Not listed |