Content
In the spring of 1961, twenty-year-old Siggi (Max Riemelt) comes to Dresden. He falls head over heels in love with the young poet Luise (Jessica Schwarz). Through her, he not only gets to know the notorious dance club “Roter Kakadu”, but also the fun-loving Wolle (Ronald Zehrfeld) – her husband. In the “Red Cockatoo” a completely new, fascinating world opens up to Siggi. But that’s not all: full of hunger for freedom and self-realization, the clique is increasingly cornered by state security – until Siggi takes a decisive step…
Production Companies
- X Filme Creative Pool
- GFP
- Seven Pictures, Sat.1
Producer
- Max Riemelt
- Jessica Schwarz
- Ronald Zehrfeld
- Tanja Schleiff
- Ingeborg Westphal
- Peter Schneider
- Kathrin Angerer
- Devid Striesow
- Heiko Senst
- Klaus Manchen
Script
Dominik Graf
Director
David Groenewold
Cast
Benedikt Neuenfels
Sound
Rainer Haase
Sound design
Christoph von Schönburg
Re-recording mixer
Martin Steyer
Production design
Claus Jürgen Pfeiffer
Costume design
Barbara Grupp
Hair and Make-Up
Suse Bock
Kata Nädelin
Editor
| Christel Suckow |
Composition
Dieter Schleip
Casting
An Dorthe Braker