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Crossing the green border, the African Isaac illegally gets into Austria. During an incidental control the Austrian police identifies Isaac’s British passport as a counterfeit. Assuming, that Isaac is citizen of Ghana, he is deported to his “home country”. Two police officers, Rösler and Samhaber, ought to bring Isaac to Accra, where everything starts to go wrong: Major Makebi, head of the local immigration police, thinks that the certificate of deportation for Isaac is forged, denies them entry and takes the passports of the two police officers, prohibiting them to leave Accra until the issue is solved. Not at all prepared for this situation, being without shelter or money, Rösler and Samhaber have to spend two nights on the street. Totally famished, they try to steal something to eat, but are immediately caught. In jail nobody believes their story – rather they are thought to be two long wanted British drug traffickers and are restrained, at least until Monday, when the Austrian embassy reopens its doors…

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