"The real life story of East German singer and writer Gerhard Gundermann and his struggles with music, life as a coal miner and his dealings with the secret police (STASI) of the GDR."
Alexander Scheer
as Gerhard Gundermann
Anna Unterberger
as Conny
Kathrin Angerer
as Irene
Milan Peschel
as Volker
Axel Prahl
as Führungsoffizier
Thorsten Merten
as Puppenspieler
Bjarne Mädel
as Parteisekretär
Eva Weißenborn
as Helga
Benjamin Kramme
as Wenni
Hilmar Eichhorn
as Werner Walde
Alexander Hörbe
as Angestellter Gauck-Behörde
Steffen Lehmann
as Andy
Marlene Marczok
as Linda
Peter Schneider
as Helmut
Peter Sodann
as Veteran
Peter Rappenglück
as Hamacher
Alexander Schubert
as Tagebauleiter
Georg Arms
as junger Gundermann
Andreas Dresen
Director
Laila Stieler
Screenplay
Susanne Hopf
Production Design
Claudia Steffen
Producer
Peter Hartwig
Co-Producer
Jens Quandt
Music
Jörg Hauschild
Editor
Christoph Friedel
Andreas Höfer
Director of Photography