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Dessau Dancers (2014)

★ 5.0/10 91 min Music, Comedy Germany German
Screenplay by: Ruth Toma
Story by: Janna Velber, Jan Martin Scharf
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top Cast

Gordon Kämmerer Frank Satzke
Sonja Gerhardt
Sonja Gerhardt Matti
Oliver Konietzny
Oliver Konietzny Alex
Sebi Jaeger Michel
Rainer Bock
Rainer Bock Hartmann Dietz
Arved Birnbaum
Arved Birnbaum Walter Satzke
Wolfgang Stumph
Wolfgang Stumph Meinhardt
Hilmar Eichhorn
Hilmar Eichhorn Liebert

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