Black dust, shrill metal noises, dark tunnels, heavy workers - that's a thing of the past. At the end of 2018, nationwide hard coal mining in Germany was discontinued. In the same year, the voices of the up-and-coming climate protest movement Fridays for Future became louder. Against the backdrop of these media and socio-political events, the film follows five miners on their tragic, humorous and heart-warming search for a new role in life.