Dominik, a man who has lost everything. His wife, son, job, house - even his pride. Financially and emotionally bankrupt he enters Berlins first and only Maennerhaus - a shelter for battered men. He meets Holger the director of the house and its members.
After a psychiatric examination by the youth welfare office he has to participate in the Group Therapy Session of the Maennerhaus in order to get custody for his son Dylan.
After an initial resistance Dominik decides to participate and so the other members of the Maennerhaus learn about Dominiks past.