The corner Schönhauser Allee in East Berlin is the main meeting-point for a group of adolescents. Dieter is a construction worker who falls in love with Angela, who spends time with the clique whenever her mother is occupied with her new lover. "Kohle" stays away from home to avoid his dad's alcoholism, and Karl-Heinz is on his way to becoming a small-time criminal. Due to their interest in western music and culture they are regarded as no-good rowdies. Things get interesting when an incident forces Dieter and "Kohle" to escape to West Germany.