»…now we’re getting our butts kicked by the West, that’s what it looks like. Kids, some are against it, some are for it, we all want the Wall again, just you watch, it will come again, hopefully. The state has cheated us anyhow, we’ll be screwed by the second one too, it makes no difference…«

A plaintive documentary farewell to the Prenzlauer Berg district, renowned for its alternative culture. Observations during the last two months before monetary union lead Petra Tschörtner to squatters, a corner pub, alternative meetings and hip clubs, Konnopke’s snack bar and the department store GEWA. The band Herbst in Peking plays on the strip that used to be part of the Berlin Wall, pirate radio station Sender P goes on air, and at a demo in May demands are made that hardly anyone remembers.
You can still experience this dazzling open space, but the transformation can already be felt. Neo-Nazi attacks and female textile workers, who explain why their Vietnamese colleagues are now the first to be dismissed, testify to the changing mood.

As if to say goodbye, Jochen Wisotzki sings the Pioneer song »Our Homeland« in a distorted voice. Then, on the eve of monetary union, the TV news announces: »The short summer of anarchy is over […]. From now on the German Mark will rule the Alex.« –Hilde Hoffmann