在这部阿尔巴尼亚人剧情片中,主人公阿本就是“阿尔巴尼亚人”，来自欧洲最贫穷的国家阿尔巴尼亚，唯一心愿就是挣钱回乡迎娶自己心爱的女人。然而这个黄金之国并不欢迎陌生人，只有强者才能生存。“阿尔巴尼亚人”决心成为“强者”，但他发现蒙骗自己的良心并不能保证一张最终回家的车票。
Handsome Albanian villager Arben wants to marry Etleva, daughter of a neighboring clan, but her father has promised her to another man who is offering a 10,000 Euros bride price. But when it turns out Etleva is carrying Arben's child, the pressure is on for him to come up with the dowry before the baby is born -- and before her brothers take revenge for the dishonor he has brought their family. Fleeing to Berlin without papers, experience or knowledge of the language, Arben soon learns the ways of survival.
