Completed - GERMAN - Musical, Comedy, Historical - 90 minutes
Dessau, East Germany, 1985: 18-year-old Frank and his friends have been infected by Breakdance fever. At first they are suspiciously monitored by the ruling regime. But when the socialist government realizes that it cannot stop them, they try to exploitthem instead.
Year of production : 2014 Director(s) : Jan Martin SCHARF Writer(s) : Ruth TOMA Cast : Gordon KÄMMERER, Sonja GERHARDT, Oliver KONIETZNY, Sebastian JAEGER, Wolfgang STUMPF, Rainer BOCK, Arvid BIRNBAUM, Lukas STELTNER, Bernd STEGEMANN, Hilmar EICHHORN Producer(s) : Janna VELBER (Boogiefilm), Helge SASSE (Senator Film Köln/Cologne), Solveig FINA (Senator Film Köln/Cologne)
“Under the guise of ‘acrobatic show dancing,’ breakdancing is brought to the Communist masses in DESSAU DANCERS, from director Jan Martin Scharf. Combining a certain nostalgia for East Germany à la GOOD BYE, LENIN! with the impressive moves of youth-driven dance films such as the STEP UP and STREET DANCE franchises, this entertaining, 1980s-set dramedy recycles tropes from several genres without ever becoming a single whole, a mainstream crowd-pleaser with pretensions of socio-political and historical relevance.” (The Hollywood Reporter)
Country(ies) : GERMANY
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Munich Filmfest 2014Filmkunstmesse Leipzig 2014TIFF Next Wave Film Festival 2015BUFF IFF 2015