Lena is a cheerful student who firmly believes in happiness and the good in people. As part of a social project, she is sent by the office as a writing coach to Hugo Drowak, who has long since lost his luck and lives alone in a run-down tower block.

Lena
Hugo Drowak
Amtsleiter
Marlon
Edgar
Ana
Hugo Drowak (young)
Lore
Oberbürgermeister
Sekretärin des Amtsleiters
Amtsgehilfe
Beamter