Pepe Nietnagel's father has a valuable stamp collection stolen in Amsterdam. Street musician Pit recovers it. To show his gratitude, Pit is invited to Baden Baden and enters the Mommsen Gymnasium. There, he joins Pepe in his pranks.
The story of two young lovers takes a tragic turn as the girl falls in love with the boy's father.
Erotic entanglements among farmers, citizens and local politicians in a Bavarian village at the turn of the century.