Directed by:
Leander HaußmannCinematography:
Hagen BogdanskiComposer:
Ralf WengenmayrCast:
Michael Herbig, Jürgen Vogel, Thekla Reuten, Alexander Senderovich, Juraj Kukura, Thomas Thieme, Sebastian Blomberg, Steffi Kühnert, Sibylle Canonica (more)Plots(1)
Berlin, 1930s. Cabaret star Hans Zeisig cracks up his audiences with his Stalin-Hitler-show, but with the political atmosphere changing, he is forced to flee. He sets out for Hollywood, but makes it to Moscow's Hotel Lux instead. (Berlinale)
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