When Chris Gueffroy (Cameron Ashplant) becomes increasingly disillusioned with life in 1980s East Germany, he convinces his friend, Christian Gaudian (Darragh Cowley), that it's time to leave. Believing that the standing order to shoot anyone who crosses the Berlin Wall, as ordered by Erich Honecker (Paul Freeman), has been lifted due to the state visit of Swedish PM Ingvar Carlsson, Chris tells his mother, Karin (Wendy Makkena), that he and Christian are off to visit Prague. Instead, the pair seize their chance and become the last to attempt the fateful escape across the Berlin Wall's infamous death strip.