Nineteen-year-old Eritrean refugee Teklebrhan has survived his arduous journey through the Libyan desert. However after arriving in Germany he has a hard time adapting to his new life. Adding to his woes, his family is experiencing financial problems because of him. In order to help them Tekle decides to become the next Jerome Boateng. He joins a rural soccer team in Bavaria where he befriends the seventeen year old Anton. Tekle refuses to accept that he is not talented enough to become a big soccer star. His friend Anton does not understand Tekle's ambition. The other team members, including Anton's friends, reject Tekle as well as the other refugees. At first it seems that Anton and Tekle's friendship can reconcile the divide between the two groups, but then one of the German players loses his spot to Tekle...