We are in a squatted house in West Berlin in the early 80s. Every day is a battle against the elements. Sometimes it's the cops looking for drugs, sometimes a bunch of skinheads smashing windows, or it's Frau Steinmoller again, the lovely neighbor from across the street. Fortunately, the squatters always manage to outsmart their enemies. Only "special needs" Heiner is a tough nut to crack since he just won't let go. Adding to the supreme madness is the fact that the trials and tribulations of our brave, anarchist squatters happen on a "capitalist island" - surrounded by a booby-trapped wall and an absurd communist regime."