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The text is a transcript of a documentary about the lives of homeless people in Leipzig, Germany. It follows Nadine, Sigi and others who struggle with alcoholism, drug addiction, poverty and violence. They live in abandoned warehouses behind the main train station, which are being demolished to make way for a new district. Some of them get alternative accommodation from an investor, while others remain on the streets. The text shows the challenges they face, their hopes and dreams, and the help they receive or reject from society.
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- The text is about the lives of homeless people in Leipzig, Germany, and their struggles with alcohol, drugs, poverty and violence.
- The text follows the stories of Nadine, Sigi, Melanie and Luigi, who are some of the homeless people living in demolished houses behind the main train station.
- Nadine has liver and kidney damage from 15 years of excessive drinking and has two children living with foster families. She has a new boyfriend named Luigi who is also homeless and has been in prison several times.
- Sigi is an unemployed alcoholic who inherited a large property from his father but also has high debts. He was evicted from his apartment and lived on the streets for 11 months before finding a new home.
- Melanie is a pregnant homeless woman who begs at the train station and lives in one of the warehouses. She drank almost every day during her pregnancy and gave birth to a premature son who was taken by a foster family.
- Dr. Gerhard Trabert is a doctor from Mainz who helps homeless people with his mobile clinic. He says that homeless people need more support and protection from society and that alcohol and drug addiction are signs of child neglect or abuse.
- An investor from Bremen plans to build a new district behind the main train station and offers some of the homeless people an alternative accommodation and a payment of 10,000 euros to leave the area.
- Some of the homeless people accept the offer and move to another house, while others stay on the wasteland. The city claims that there are no more homeless people at the train station, but this is not true.
- Several deaths occur among the homeless people due to alcohol, drugs, fire or cold. Nadine collapses and is taken to the hospital where she recovers and stops drinking. Sigi is banned from the train station for trespassing and drinks less. Melanie continues to live on the streets with her friend Jürgen.