Johannes, a new assistant at the university, is asked to provide reports on an Algerian colleague - who is suspected of being a sleeper. He refuses, but the seed of doubt has been planted. A fragile friendship which is overshadowed by professional and emotional competition eventually leads to betrayal.

Sleeper

Johann bildiğiniz maraton koşucularına benzemez. Hapishanedeki hücresinde tekniğini kendi kendine geliştirmiş, mükemmel bir sporcu, profesyonel bir banka hırsızıdır. Tahliye edildikten sonra Viyana'da, kız arkadaşıyla kendine bir hayat kurar, bir taraftan maratonlara katılırken diğer taraftan da düzenli olarak banka soyar. Adrenalinin verdiği hazla sürekli hareket halindedir, ama eninde sonunda yetkililer peşine düşer.

Hırsız

Nick Gutlicht lives of illegally selling valuable books, owes money to a bunch of other crooks and has to hide from them.  By chance he ends up in the mansion of the famous, now very old philosopher Curt Ledig, who despite the age related forgetfulness and pathological kitchen phobia resists to move to his daughter. Nick is hired by the family as watchdog. Now Curt can work on a presentation for the upcoming symposium, which anybody thinks he's capable of anymore. Nick thinks he has an excellent hiding place. This partnership of convenience of the two individuals quickly develops its own momentum. Curt regards Nick as an exciting research object and subjects him to an absurd therapy. For Nick it's a unique opportunity to fund his finances with Curt's phenomenal library. The strange couple is going through turmoil of incalculable proportions.