
Aknifeinthepocket,adrenalineinthebloodandonlyonedreaminmind:tobeagangster-andthebiggestoneatthat.Yehyawas15yearsoldandclosetorealizinghisdreamwhenhemetthefilmmakerChristianStahlinthestairwell.Yehyawasn'tjusttheniceboyfromnextdoor,hewasalso"theBossofSonnenallee"-oneofthegangsterrunnersoftheBerlinboroughofNeukölln.Andgangsterrunnerswanttomakeitinthegangsterworld.Intheeyesoftheauthorities,heisan"intensiveoffender";inhisowneyes,Yehyais"oneofthetoptenofNeukölln.Igotmyownprosecutor!"Yehya:thesonofPalestinianrefugeesfromLebanon,aRütlischoolstudentwithstraightFs-andajailbirddoingtime.Attheageof17,Yehyawasconvictedofrobberyandsentencedtothreeyearswithoutparole.ThedirectorChristianStahlfollowedYehyathroughtheyearsinprisonand...