

Thomas Seltzer embarks on a journey through his first homeland to find out what happened to the American dream. First stop: his childhood home in Wisconsin.

Unemployment, poverty and hopelessness in the American coal belt cause men to die earlier than for generations. Yet there is hope.

The battle over who can call themselves Americans today is more ruthless than ever and the fronts are steep, both in the city streets, in the countryside and along the border.