The Flying Classroom - BR

Martina (Leni Deschner) lives in a high-rise housing complex in Berlin. When her mother is on shift work, she has to help out alongside school and take care of her little brother. Then, the talented thirteen-year-old gets the chance for a scholarship to the prestigious Johann-Sigismund-Gymnasium in the idyllic Alpine town of Kirchberg. Upon her arrival, the tough Jo (Lovena Börschmann Ziegler), boxer Matze (Morten Völlger), and little Uli (Wanja Valentin Kube) make it clear which rule governs school life: the city kids at the boarding school and the "externals" from the rural area do not mix; on the contrary, they are enemies, and have been for generations. The adults can't change this either: the good-natured headmaster Justus Bökh (Tom Schilling) tries to please everyone, while the strict principal Kreuzkamm (Hannah Herzsprung) doesn't get far with her rigidity and is also the mother of external leader Ruda (Franka Roche). The mysterious non-smoker (Trystan Pütter), who lives a drop-out life in a train carriage, doesn't get involved at all. Martina just wants to learn and stay out of trouble, but she quickly finds herself in the middle of it all, as the "internals" constantly clash with the rough Ruda and her clique. Although she must pass the exams to secure the scholarship, Martina cannot abandon her new friends. The plan to resolve the ongoing feud with a joint theater piece for the year-end does not work out. The divide between the two groups is simply too deep. Only a dramatic accident changes everything...