Benjamin (Tom Schilling) is the prototypical twenty-five-year-old computer geek: no fashion sense, no friends, and definitely no girlfriend. What he does have, however, is a preternatural talent for all things digital. His online activity catches the eye of the charismatic Max (Elyas M'Barek), a would-be revolutionary who yearns to "hack the world," but needs Benjamin's prodigious skills.

Max's world of partying, drugs, and sex is all a bit much for the introverted Benjamin, who is nevertheless thankful just to be part of something. The duo teams up with fellow wunderkinds Stephan (Wotan Wilke Möhring) and Paul (Antoine Monot, Jr.) to form the hacker collective CLAY (Clowns Laughing @ You), infiltrating international security systems and hacking for social justice. And they're really good at it — so good that they come to the attention of the German Secret Service, Europol and, most frighteningly, a sinister rival hacker who views this new cadre as a threat to be eliminated.

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