France / UK / West Germany,
1986, 110 min
Directed by:
Ken LoachScreenplay:
Trevor GriffithsCinematography:
Chris MengesComposer:
Béla BartókCast:
Hans Peter Hallwachs, Cristine Rose, Fabienne Babe, Eva Krutina, Sigfrit Steiner, Heinz G. Diesing, Stephan SamuelPlots(1)
Ken Loach collaborated with playwright Trevor Griffiths for this underseen political drama about an East German protest singer (played by Gerulf Pannach) who emigrates to the West when he falls foul of the authorities. He arrives to much interest from the media - and a potentially lucrative record contract - but wishes only to be able to perform his songs, and to find his father, another exile, who had left his home country during the 1953 East German uprising. (Powerhouse Films)
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Hans Peter Hallwachs
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Cristine Rose
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Eva Krutina
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