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David Kross as Günter Wetzel Kai Ivo Baulitz as Lieutenant Strehle Timur Bartels as Private Kenner Bernd Stegemann as Werner Meissner (SED-District Leader) Tilman Döbler as Andreas 'Fitscher' Strelzyk Jonas Holdenrieder as Frank Strelzyk Ronald Kukulies as Erik Baumann Ulrich Brandhoff as Lieutenant Colonel Tornow Nadja Engel as Günter's Mother Sebastian Schwarz as Kuhn Karoline Schuch as Doris Strelzyk Alicia von Rittberg as Petra Wetzel Emily Kusche as Klara Baumann Christian Näthe as Captain Heym Peter Prager as Günter's Stepfather Beate Kurecki as Textile Saleswoman Jonas Laux as Pilot Antje Traue as Kindergarten Teacher (Ulrike Piehl) Eli Wasserscheid as Beate Baumann Jörn Hentschel as Joachim Breninek (Flight Instructor) Friedrich Mücke as Peter Strelzyk Bernd Michael Lade as Colonel Witzke Peter Trabner as Pharmacist Thomas Kretschmann as Lieutenant Colonel Seidel Sebastian Hülk as Senior Sergeant Lesch

Alexander Dittner Editor Lisy Christl Costume Design Friedemann Röse Second Assistant "B" Camera Michael Herbig Director, Screenplay, Producer Daniela Tolkien Casting