24h Europe: The Next Generation

4 a.m. Central European Time. It is Saturday, 16 June 2018. In Rostov-on-Don, it is already 5 a.m. Russia is hosting the 2018 World Cup. The first match that takes place in Rostov is just 4 days away. The Rostov-based paramilitary group "Cossacks" wants to prevent homosexual couples from publicly showing their affection on the occasion of the World Cup. Whatever it takes. In Sarajevo, 21-year-old Muezzin Mirza is still sleeping. In a few moments, he will get up, wash himself and prepare for the morning prayer. He will have a visitor - a compatriot who now lives in Texas. In Kharkiv, DJs Pavel and Anton revel in the nightly rave. At home in Donetsk, this would be impossible because the separatist government has imposed curfew at night. Raves can only take place during the day. In Berlin, Candyqueen packs her suitcase for a performance as Draq Queen in Zurich. In Magnitogorsk on the Ural, where Europe ends and Asia begins, it is already 7 o'clock. Steelworker Andrei, his little son Nikita and the family's naked cats are already awake. So is the piranha in the aquarium. Only the lady of the house is still asleep. Andrei pays a visit to his friend in the flat next door. They talk about immigration and emigration. And about holiday plans. After all, summer is just around the corner.