Berlin 1930: the name Käsebier is on everyone's lips. Hes an unglamorous man, a small-time crooner who performs nightly on a stage for labourers, secretaries, and shopkeepers. When the press shows up, this everyman is made a star. As patrons and businessmen honour his newfound fame, the journalists watch the media machine churn in amazement and are aghast at the demons they have unleashed.