A mother with two young children survives the San Francisco earthquake disaster.

A production conflict breaks out between the head of the hydroelectric power station's construction, Demidov, and the chief engineer, Prokofiev. Prokofiev prohibits construction work due to the danger of a rock collapse, but Demidov cancels the engineer’s ban.

Najib, Manu and Jörg have been living in Berlin for many years and are still struggling with the nature of the city. While wandering around Kreuzberg at dawn, a curious camera follows the characters in their (un) likely encounters. A chaotic bubble of different perspectives, destinies, languages and cultures nevertheless float into the everyday life of Berlin at the edge of night and day.