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The Baltic Sea resort of Göhren is scenically located on the island of Rügen. But nature and tourism do not always go hand in hand. The rich investor W. Horst from North Rhine-Westphalia is building more and more hotels and accommodation, the planning of which is approved by four men on the municipal council without any problems. The motto is growth. But when the latest project envisages building in a nature reserve, Nadine and her father Bernd no longer want to accept that "the four off the peg" interfere in the environment of their hometown and determine their village. They see an upcoming local election, in which they must win a majority, as their only chance to oppose this.

The market regulates everything! Diligence and work create prosperity! Capitalism needs growth! What is the truth behind the great principles of capitalism? And how do they work in Eastern Germany - a region that has been a capitalist test laboratory for around 30 years? It is symbolic of various places in the world that are going through similar processes. Renowned economic experts answer questions. How does a large-scale settlement of a global corporation like DHL take place and what must politics make possible for this? What happens when investors pour around a billion euros into one of the largest real estate projects in Europe in the Baltic Sea resort of Binz (Prora) on the Island of Rügen and no place is created that is worth living in? And how are the people in places like Zeitz, which capitalism has obviously forgotten? The film takes you through various stations, through the strongholds of Eastern German capitalism and the places where capitalism has not yet arrived.