An advertising man, young, casual and a yuppie, stands up his girlfriend and suddenly finds himself relegated to the role of the fifth wheel, which seriously questions his self-esteem.
Social & External
The people behind it
Uwe Ochsenknecht
Uwe Rühle
Anouschka Renzi
Ariela
Michaela Galli
Nora
Yvonne Kupper
Frau Hartmann-Hartmann
Thomas Hostettler
Werbekunde
Léon Huber
Tagesschausprecher
Ariane Pestalozzi
Graphikerin
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