A comedy directed by Kurt Hoffmann.

Defeated Germany has just been divided into two zones ( Soviet and Allied ) when Hans, a young inhabitant of Berlin, decides to cross the demarcation line to join his family.

The young orphan Helga is raised by her aunt after WW II. At the age of sixteen, she turns her back to go her own way. As a rambler, Helga wanders through the night streets of Berlin and has brief acquaintances.