Noah Tinwa

Paula, a young supporting character, studies at the Main Character School and dreams on graduating to become a lead.

Milan's first real relationship is followed by his first real break-up. All he and Laurie have left is a plastic bag full of memories… and their "adoptive child", which neither of them wants to keep.

Martin will soon be 18 and the carefree attitude of his age is beginning to crack: What happens when you learn that someone is torn out of life by a random chain of decisions and events?

Sam, a 17-year-old German-Ghanaian, and his mother, Rita, are finally able to welcome two long-awaited visitors from their home country; but the joy of reunion is clouded by the unresolved residence status of Gifty and her son, Kwesi. Sam is thus confronted with questions about his origins and identity, and also begins to fall in love with Kwesi.

Seweryn, a 30-year-old musician, is about to sign a contract with a small music label. His life takes a radical turn after a concert when he becomes the victim of rape by Michael, a wealthy businessman.

Inspired by true events, the gangster epic LUDEN tells the rise of the Nutella Gang, the most famous pimp cartel in Hamburg's legendary Reeperbahn during the 1980s. The unusual cartel turns the rough red-light district in St. Pauli into a glamourous place, but it is also the beginning of a power struggle with the established pimps of the GMBH.