Dessau Dancers
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
91 min
Release Date
2014-06-29
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
10
Vote Average
5.3
Sonja Gerhardt
Matti
Wolfgang Stumph
Meinhardt
Hilmar Eichhorn
Liebert
Wolfgang Lippert
er selbst
Rainer Bock
Hartmann Dietz
Gordon Kämmerer
Frank Satzke
Oliver Konietzny
Alex
Arved Birnbaum
Walter Satzke
Godehard Giese
Buchner
Sebastian Jaeger
Michel
Ramona Kunze-Libnow
Renate Fuchs
Bernd Stegemann
Rasche
Lukas Steltner
Maximilian Wohlfahrt
Tim
Patrick Wudtke
Bastian
Henning Peker
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