A trapeze artist guides abandoned Berlin children to form their own circus after facing hardship.
War-torn Berlin hosts abandoned children surviving through petty crime. A traveling circus arrives, shifting the boys' focus from survival to spectacle. Their attention quickly turns to a captivating trapeze performer.
Tension rises when the circus manager publicly insults the performer. The boys devise a revenge trap, but it backfires catastrophically. The performer suffers a severe injury and is subsequently dismissed.
The children dedicate themselves to nursing the injured performer back to health. She reciprocates by teaching them aerial arts, transforming their street survival into disciplined training. Together, they establish a makeshift circus troupe.
An external manager recognizes their potential and offers a professional contract. The performer initially hesitates due to her deep bond with the children. Ultimately, the manager agrees to hire the entire group, securing their future.
Post-war Germany 1945: Two rival gangs of uprooted boys fight each other in the ruins of Berlin, whose business is the black market out of necessity in order to survive. Their respective leaders are Gerhard and Dietrich. A pretty young circus artist named Corona comes to the destroyed city with a traveling circus. She immediately caught the boys' attention. When the latter notice that the circus director is abusing the girl, the two gangs join forces and plot an act of revenge against the tyrant. But with the hustle and bustle caused by this, Corona falls from the trapeze and is seriously injured. When the circus moves on, the boys organize a doctor for the sick artist who has been left behind. Their collectively concern for the blonde beauty makes them forget their enmity. This welds the troops closer together and sets the course for a common, meaningful future.
Hans Müller
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