Night after night, Pünktchen sneaks out of her room to sell matches in the middle of Berlin. And this, despite her parents having a lot of money. Anton, on the other hand, barely knows where his next meal will come from. Although the two 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.