
Paul(JonasHoldenrieder)liveswithhislittlebrotherSilas(AurelKlug)andtheirparentsinthenondescripthousingestateofagrayprovincialtownsomewhereinGermany.Lonelyandaimlessly,hewandersthroughthenoman'slandofthewoods,throughthecrawlpathsandruins.Sadnessreignsinthevillageifitweren'tforananonymousstonethrowerwhodrivesmischiefatnightandcausescaraccidents.<br/> Paulisinterestedinstrangethings:abandonedbuildings,whisperedprivateconversationsandthebagsleftbehindbyinnocentpeople.Hecomesacrossasniceandpolite-andisotherwiseayouthwithoutqualities.Inthisopacity,heoffershisfellowhumanbeingstheidealprojectionsurfacefortheirownlongings:likehisclassmateDala(ValerieStoll),whofallsinlovewiththesilentoutsiderwhoalwayswatchesthemplayfromthedarkoftherowsofseats.OrhisextrovertedclassmateMax(MaxSchimmelpfennig),whobelieveshehasfinallyfoundsomeoneinPaulwhotakeshimseriously.<br/> Intheprojectcourse,thestudentsaretaughtbytheart-lovingteacherBulwer(DevidStriesow).OnlyPaulcaughthisattentionwithabookletofhandwrittenpoems.BulwerbelievesherecognizeshisownsensitivityintheboyandinviteshimtohishometoworkonPaul'sphotoprojecttogether.<br/> ButonedaythecriminalinvestigationdepartmentisinPaul'sclass.Aboywhowasnewtoschoolwasfounddeadintheforest,killedwithastone.DoesPaulhaveanythingtodowithit?Andhowisthemurderconnectedwiththemysteriousstonethrower?Thefurthertheinvestigationgoes,themorethecloudsdarken.





