“Cat good!” says the carder. We are located at the largest wharf in Germany: the Howaldt-works at the fjord of Kiel. Breathtaking images submerge us into a totally unknown work reality: giant winches, vast, open ships’ hulls, enormous steel hawsers. And in the midst of it all stands a 110m-high portal frame that needs to be renovated and modernized within nine weeks while ship-constructions carry on. A race with time has begun. The dramaturgy follows the rhythm of the construction-work on the crane and the ‘heroes’’ breakfast- and lunch breaks. The viewer takes part in the close atmosphere of a team that works well together. Such an up-close view of the protagonists conveys the rough, solidary and at times amusing treatment of one another, but also the social and individual fragility. The ‘tough guys’ open up a bit and tell of their feelings and concerns.