Die Abfahrer (1978) on Netflix

Plot summary

The mines of the Ruhr region shut down at the end of the 1970s, and Atze, Lutz and Sulli are left without work. Atze has lost a skilled job, Lutz finished an apprenticeship that his company did not follow with a contract, and Sulli, who is Greek, has the smallest chance of being hired. They spend their days in a backyard while neighbors eye them with mistrust and former colleagues laugh at them. Tired of having nothing to do, the three take a furniture van with its load inside and set off with no particular destination. Whoever runs away is followed, and the police are looking for them.