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Directed By
Written By
- Bernd Lichtenberg
- written by
- Wolfgang Becker
- co-author
- Achim von Borries
- collaborator on screenplay
- Henk Handloegten
- collaborator on screenplay
- Chris Silber
- collaborator on screenplay
Cast
- Daniel Brühl
- Alex Kerner
- Katrin Sass
- Mutter Christiane Kerner
- Chulpan Khamatova
- Lara
- Maria Simon
- Ariane
- Florian Lukas
- Denis
- Alexander Beyer
- Rainer
- Burghart Klaußner
- Robert Kerner - Alex' Vater
- Michael Gwisdek
- Klapprath
- Christine Schorn
- Frau Schäfer
- Jürgen Holtz
- Herr Ganske
- Jochen Stern
- Herr Mehlert
- Stefan Walz
- Sigmund Jähn
- Eberhard Kirchberg
- Dr. Wagner
- Hans-Uwe Bauer
- Dr. Mewes
- Nico Ledermueller
- Alex - 11 Jahre
- Jelena Kratz
- Ariane - 13 Jahre
- Laureen Hatscher
- Baby Paula - 1 Jahr
- Felicitas Hatscher
- Baby Paula - 1 Jahr
- Martin Brambach
- Stasi 1
- Michael Gerber
- Stasi 2
- Robert Störr
- Funktionär Ordensverleihung
- Philipp Kupfer
- Baby Paula - 3 Monate
- Ernst-Georg Schwill
- Taxifahrer
- Rainer Werner
- Stasi in Jeansjacke
- Marc Bischoff
- Junger Stationsarzt
- Horst-Dieter Stork
- Grenzer 1
- Hartmut Kuley
- NVA-Offizier
- Peter Kurth
- 'X-TV' Chef
- Ditmar Bieseke
- Grenzer 2
- Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey
- Fahrer Krankenwagen
- Dirk Prinz
- Beifahrer
- Jürgen Vogel
- Das Küken
- Elke Werner
- Verkäuferin HO-Markt
- Regina Ziebach
- Gurkenfrau
- Wolfgang Stein
- Gurkenmann
- Mennan Yapo
- Flohmarktverkäufer
- Maximilian Brunow
- Pionier Sascha
- Bojan Heyn
- Pionier Niko
- Fritz Roth
- Pförtner Coca-Cola
- Armin Dillenberger
- Bankangestellter
- Denys Darahan
- Pionier Christian
- Bastian Lang
- Pionier Frank
- Lothar Schlichthar
- Dicker Mann am Pool
- Alexander Reed
- Wuppertaler
- Ute Michel
- Frauenärztin
- Svea Timander
- Vaters neue Frau
- Hanna Schwamborn
- Carla
- Rafael Hübner
- Thomas
- Michael Berge
- Partyredner
- Andreas Thieck
- SFB-Nachrichtensprecher
Produced By
- Stefan Arndt
- producer
- Katja De Bock
- producer: WDR
- Gebhard Henke
- producer: WDR
- Marcos Kantis
- line producer
- Paul Müller
- line producer
- Andreas Schreitmüller
- producer: arte
- Manuela Stehr
- co-producer
Music
Cinematography
Sound
- Christoph Dudek
- sound
- Lars Ginzel
- sound effects editor
- Jochen Isfort
- first boom operator
- Dirk Jacob
- sound designer
- Kai-Uwe Koch
- adr editor
- Frank Kruse
- foley editor
- Torsten Löhn
- assistant sound
- Martin Müller
- sound: second unit
- Michael Müller
- foley editor
- Jörn Poetzl
- foley artist
- Alexander Schaefer
- second boom operator
- Wolfgang Schukrafft
- original sound
- Philipp Sellier
- foley recordist
- Kuen-Il Song
- sound effects editor
- Martin Steyer
- re-recording mixer
- Kai Tebbel
- sound editor
- Christoph Ulbich
- voiceover recordist
- Susy Wehrli
- sound: second unit
Editing
Casting Director
- Simone Bär
- Casting Director
Production Design
Art Direction
Costumes
Makeup
- Birger Laube
- makeup artist: "Sigmund Jähn"
- Lena Lazzarotto
- makeup artist
- Heike Merker
- makeup artist
- Björn Rehbein
- hair stylist / makeup artist
- Sabine Schumann
- makeup artist: second unit
- Madeleine Spremberg
- additional makeup artist
Special Effects
- Sven Asamoa
- special effects
- Thorsten Thiesse
- special effects
Visual Effects
- Max Hattler
- visual effects
- Manfred Kraemer
- visual effects
- Natalie Maximova
- visual effects
- Milena Nikolova
- visual effects
- Moritz Peters
- visual effects
- Sven Pohle
- visual effects
- Matze Scharfenberg
- scanning
- Andreas Schellenberg
- visual effects
- Bastian Schreitling
- visual effects
- Florian Schroeder
- visual effects
- Gerhard Spring
- scanning
- Dominik Trimborn
- scanning
- Gunnar Wittig
- visual effects
Assistant Director
- Susanne Boeing
- second assistant director
- Sarah Gross
- first assistant director
- Scott Kirby
- first assistant director: additional shooting
- Marcus Welsch
- second assistant director
Production Management
- Milanka Comfort
- production manager
- François Doge
- unit production manager
Art Department
- Ulrich Christian
- property master
- Andrea Eisensee
- set dresser
- Holger Isenberg
- construction manager
- Claudia Kiefer
- props: second unit
- Christian Schäfer
- set designer
- Kay Scziegel
- props
- Timo Scziegel
- art department runner
- Harald Serowski
- art director: reshoots
- Sergej Simonenko
- head of accounting: art department studio babelsberg
- Wolfgang Wrede
- painter
- Andreas Herberg
- carpenter
Stunts
- Mattias Bark
- stunts
- Rainer Clemens
- stunts
- Sven Decker
- stunts
- Sascha Girndt
- stunts
- Tomas Jester
- stunts
- Mario Linse
- stunts
- Olaf Mahlitz
- stunts
- Sascha Meissner
- stunts
- Veith Oeser
- stunts
- Katja Richter
- stunts
- Andreas Schwarz
- stunts
- Steve Thiede
- stunts
- Rainer Werner
- stunt coordinator
Editorial
- Sam Daley
- colorist: high definition mastering
- Jessica Ehlebracht
- assistant editor
- Patricia Ferbeck
- negative cutter
- Charly Huser
- color timer
- Boris Mang
- post-production coordinator
- Traudl Nicholson
- color timer
- Antje Zynga
- assistant editor / additional editor
Other
- Sigmund Jähn
- special thanks
- Dieter Kürten
- thanks
- Dani Levy
- special thanks
- Edda Reiser
- thanks
- Michael Schmid-Ospach
- special thanks
- Tom Tykwer
- special thanks
- Jürgen Vogel
- special thanks
- Ingeborg Westphal
- special thanks
Music Department
- Wolfgang Richter
- composer: song "Unser Sandmännchen"
- Andro Steinborn
- music supervisor
- Xaver von Treyer
- composer: additional score / score mixer
Casting Department
- Susanne Boeing
- casting: children
- Martina Hennicke
- extras casting
- Kirstin Plotz
- casting assistant
Costume Department
- Antje Hentze
- additional costumer
- Anne Kerstan
- wardrobe
- Barbara Koeppl
- wardrobe
- Petra Langer
- additional costumer
- Uta Müller
- additional costumer
- Heidrun Schlüter
- additional costumer
- Christine Seehofer
- assistant costume designer
- Frank Specht
- wardrobe: second unit
Camera Department
- Juan José Alcaide
- electrician
- Klemens Becker
- steadicam operator
- Franco Bertone
- electrician
- Dieter Bähr
- grip
- Carlos Dessbesell-Schüler
- clapper loader: second unit
- Sonny Christian Fels
- electrician
- Wolfgang Franke
- dolly grip
- Matthias Ganghofer
- assistant camera
- Frank Griebe
- cinematographer: additional shooting
- Birgit Gudjonsdottir
- director of photography: second unit
- Jan Hartmann
- assistant camera: second unit
- Benjamin Hertzog
- electrician
- Ralph Kaechele
- director of photography: second unit
- Conny Klein
- still photographer
- Christoph Manz
- assistant camera
- Dirk Merten
- video operator
- Florian Niedermeier
- electrician
- Dirk Plamböck
- still photographer: second unit
- Helmut Prein
- gaffer: phase 2
- Christian Scheibe
- grip
- Michael Schuff
- electrician
- Tommy Schulz
- gaffer
- Frank Schwaiger
- assistant camera
- Thorsten Schwytay
- assistant camera
- Martin Sell
- electrician
- Jörg Widmer
- steadicam operator
Location Management
- Mathias Braun
- location scout
- Ines Frederich
- first location manager
- Marion Gerhardt
- location scout
- Angela Grundt
- assistant location manager
- Felix Leitermann
- location manager
- Bibbi Müller
- second location manager
Script Department
- Sandra Scheucher
- script supervisor: second unit
- Chris Silber
- script consultant
- Caroline Veyssière
- continuity
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