The two brothers Antonio and Leoluca Tegano fall into the clutches of the Italian construction mafia in their hometown of Munich. But when head Domenico demands something unbelievable from Antonio, he doubts his new family. He is supposed to kill his own brother; according to Domenico, this is the only way he could prove that he belongs to the mafia. Now Antonio stands between his old and new family and before a decision that will change his life forever.
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