[2][4] The film features Til Schweiger, Tina Ruland, Stefan Gebelhoff, Lena Sabine Berg and Michael Kessler in the lead roles.

[5][6][7][8] In the Ruhr area: Bertie (Til Schweiger) is the proud owner of a well-tuned Opel Manta.

Together with his friends Gerd (Stefan Gebelhoff), Klausi (Michael Kessler) and Hakan (Ömer Simsek) he enjoys driving in his Opel Manta as a hobby.

One day, while Bertie is driving his car in a race against a VW Golf GTI, a Mercedes driver Axel (Martin Armknecht), comes up rapidly from behind.

While sensible Gerd lets him pass, provocative Hakan chases him and hits his car which slows Axel down, but eventually they all gather at a fast food joint.

Bertie then gets heavily drunk at a fast food joint while listening with Gerd to a radio station broadcasting Manta jokes and later also a secretly taken recording of his explanation of his lifestyle to a radio station intern called Florentine (Lena Sabine Berg).

Til Schweiger, Tina Ruland, Michael Kessler and Marin Armknecht reprised their roles.