When Georg loses his job, he conceals the fact from his younger wife Johanna, who wants a child with him. Instead, he embarks upon a campaign of revenge against his former boss and begins to renovate a roller-coaster with an old school friend.

Kings should be treated courteously. At least, that's what famous music critic Georg thinks. But he finds himself counting pennies when his chief editor suddenly fires him from the Viennese newspaper for which he has been writing for decades. While keeping his dismissal a secret from his psychotherapist wife Johanna, whose mind is occupied solely by getting pregnant, Georg begins to plot his revenge. He is aided by old school friend Erich, and in return the newly liberated Georg helps him repair a rundown roller coaster in Vienna's Prater Park. Georg's nightly campaigns against his former boss start with small acts of vandalism. They soon escalate to extremes, and Georg's tame, bourgeois life gets completely out of hand.—The Match Factory

George, a classical music critic pushing 50, has spent 25 years honing his ironic style. Not only that, he has also been destroying careers. But life works in weird ways. Convinced he is irreplaceable, the grizzled expert has a rude awakening instead when he gets the sack. As a result, unable to swallow his pride and move on, George gives his all to get even with his cruel bosses. But in the meantime, the biological clock of his oblivious therapist wife, Johanna, is ticking. And then, with forced retirement's endless void and pure revenge gnawing at him, George ups his game. As the art lover's once-organised life spins out of control, George has one last chance to get back on track. After all, even quiet little mice pack a nasty bite.—Nick Riganas