Jojo, a young art student, discovers the microcosm of an art academy with all of its opportunities and contradictions.

The Academy

Tonio travels to India to convince his old friend Ralf to take up the fight against the unscrupulous entrepreneur Bechtheim, who is buying up large-scale properties on the North Sea on behalf of Chinese investors. Ralf, who lives in a monastery according to the rules of Buddhism, is reluctant to be persuaded to return to Germany from the mountains of the Himalayas after 15 years. Nevertheless, Tonio's plan succeeds - and Ralf has to face an unexpected challenge: a dramatic surfing duel.