Three young Russian friends, who move from Moscow to Berlin in a lucky wave of emigration right after the fall of the Berlin wall. They take their chance looking for a better life and find themselves involved in the tales of everyday lunacy on the streets of Berlin and its spirit of the early nineties.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Matthias SchweighöferWladimir Kaminer | Wladimir Kaminer |
 Friedrich MückeMischa | Mischa |
 Christian FriedelAndrej | Andrej |
 Peri BaumeisterOlga | Olga |
 Susanne BormannHanna | Hanna |
 Pheline RogganHelena | Helena |
 Imogen KoggeFrau Kaminer | Frau Kaminer |
 Rainer BockHerr Kaminer | Herr Kaminer |
 Jule BöweJule | Jule |
 Waldemar KobusRabbi | Rabbi |
 Rafael GareisenWladimir als Teenager | Wladimir als Teenager |
 Nina GummichKellnerin | Kellnerin |
 Hilmar EichhornBeamter | Beamter |
 Tyron RickettsFrancois | Francois |
 Matthias BrennerAnatol | Anatol |