Live DJ and composer Martin Karow from Berlin, known as Ickarus (Paul Kalkbrenner), tours the dance clubs of the world together with his manager and girlfriend Mathilde (Rita Lengyel). The release of their first major album is imminent. Then Ickarus, out of his mind on drugs, is committed to a psychiatric clinic in Berlin, throwing all their plans up in the air. He fights for his love, his album—and his survival… "This movie presents the mood of a generation with sensitivity and precision. Starring the internationally renowned DJ Paul Kalkbrenner, whom Stöhr discovered for the screen, it takes us on a musical trip, warts and all.” Filmz