影片讲述了德国西部威斯法里亚一处小地方的家庭。表面看起来风平浪静，但实际上内部已经分崩离析。父亲克里斯蒂安希望掌控一切，但永远做不了正确的决定。儿子拉尔斯厌弃自己的父亲，大学毕业便离家自立。女儿伊莲自认头脑聪明，却得不到家人的倾听。母亲是维系整个家庭的唯一纽带，但却在车祸中去世。
在母亲离世之后，家人重新团聚在一起，发现彼此同心才是生活真谛。

In the 1980s, with Germany divided between East and West, Alfred Herrhausen, a visionary banker on the board of directions at Deutsche Bank, calls for the cancelation of developing countries’ debts and sends a shockwave through the Western world. Brilliantly portrayed by Olivier Masucci (DARK), Herrhausen: the Banker and the Bomb is a gripping, fast-paced thriller.