Every evening, Pünktchen sneaks out of her room to sell matches in the middle of Berlin. And this, despite her parents having plenty of money. Anton, on the other hand, hardly knows where his next meal will come from. Even though they live in different worlds, they are thick friends. And that's a good thing: when it turns out that thieves want to rob Pünktchen's parents' house, Anton is there with courage and determination.