[2] The Hartmanns, an upper-middle-class Munich family, include Angelika, a former teacher, and her husband Richard, a prominent orthopedic surgeon, both in their sixties; their daughter Sofie, 31, an unmarried permanent student currently studying psychology; her older brother Philipp, a successful business lawyer undergoing a messy divorce, and his 12-year-old son Bastian (Basti).

He refuses to retire and undergoes face-lifting procedures performed by his friend, the cosmetic surgeon and philanderer Dr. Sascha Heinrich.

One day, at a refugee center set up in a container structure, Angelika donates used clothes and encounters her former colleague Heike Broscher, who teaches German language courses.

Richard reluctantly accompanies her, and after several families are presented to them, they finally agree to take in Diallo, a lone Nigerian in his 20s.

Meanwhile, Richard is annoyed at work; he repeatedly snubs one of his subordinates, the ambitious and handsome young Dr. Tarek Berger, eventually leading to an explosive dispute within earshot of other employees.

Tarek, in turn, leads a group of refugees in a weekly jogging and workout session, in which Diallo also participates.

Basti gives a presentation on refugee issues at school, including Diallo, who describes how his village was destroyed and his family killed by Boko Haram.

Heike has organized a celebration for Diallo at the Hartmanns’ home, to which she invites members of an African group and a circus, complete with a zebra.

At first, Philipp refuses, but then he has a change of heart, leaving his assistant to lead the contract negotiations and heading straight to the court when the judge wants to deliver the verdict.

But this had already happened, as Basti had this idea, and the judge was prepared to decide in favor of recognizing Diallo’s asylum petition anyway.