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Dessau Dancers

Dessau Dancers

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In the summer of 1985, an American movie also ignites young people in the GDR: "Beatstreet" ensures full cinemas and subsequently a new phenomenon in the streets - breakdancing! The 18-year-old Frank is electrified and founds the "Break Beaters" with like-minded friends in Dessau. The troupe dances on the streets and soon forms the spearhead of the breakdance movement in the GDR. But sooner than they would have liked, the street dancers came to the attention of the state. And they like to keep control over the leisure activities of their youth. Because what the GDR cannot ban, it tries to control - ergo the project must become socialist! So breakdancing becomes "acrobatic show dancing" and the "Break Beaters" are built up as a showcase troupe, sent around the country and soon celebrated like rock stars. But fame comes at a price and Frank slowly realizes that the price is pretty high.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

5.3/10

Release Date

29 June 2014

Country

Germany

Cast

Sonja Gerhardt

Sonja Gerhardt

Matti

Wolfgang Stumph

Wolfgang Stumph

Meinhardt

Hilmar Eichhorn

Hilmar Eichhorn

Liebert

Wolfgang Lippert

Wolfgang Lippert

er selbst

Rainer Bock

Rainer Bock

Hartmann Dietz

Gordon Kämmerer

Gordon Kämmerer

Frank Satzke

Oliver Konietzny

Oliver Konietzny

Alex

Arved Birnbaum

Arved Birnbaum

Walter Satzke

Godehard Giese

Godehard Giese

Buchner

Sebastian Jaeger

Sebastian Jaeger

Michel

Ramona Kunze-Libnow

Ramona Kunze-Libnow

Renate Fuchs

Bernd Stegemann

Bernd Stegemann

Rasche

Lukas Steltner

Lukas Steltner

Maximilian Wohlfahrt

Maximilian Wohlfahrt

Tim

Patrick Wudtke

Patrick Wudtke

Bastian

Henning Peker

Henning Peker

Vopo

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