三个不同背景、性格迥异的男人为了各自毕生的梦想和美好的未来，多年辛苦存钱，他们拥有一个共同的神经质投资顾问。不幸的是，三人账户惨遭清零，投资顾问也因被嫁祸而遭到解雇。四个大男人一同陷入了绝望境地，为此他们结为同盟，实施了一个疯狂的计划…

In 1983 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.