Berlin. Now. One summer day in which 20 minutes decide about love, life and death. Lola and Manni are in their early twenties, and they are in love. Manni works as a money runner for a shady car dealer. But today something goes wrong: as he runs into a ticket inspector on the tube, he loses the bag with dm 100.000. In 20 minutes his boss will come to pick up the money. What to do? If he can´t find the money, he will be dead. Lola racks her brain: 20 minutes to get the dm 100.000. 20 minutes to save Manni´s life. Lola gets an idea. She rushes out of the house and starts to run through the streets of Berlin. Lola runs for her life, for Manni´s life, for her love, and to find money somehow, somewhere. While Lola tries to get the money from her father, the director of a bank, Manni has nearly cracked up. In his despair the robbery of a supermarket seems the only solution. When Lola finally reaches Manni, the supermarket is surrounded by police marksmen. And then there are shots. And with the apparent ending, the real adventure begins. The film explodes into a passionate, fascinating, unpredictable story about love and the unique moments that change life forever. Sometimes only 20 minutes can make the difference between life and death.