Overview
The gifted, charismatic artist John Cranko moves to the Swabian province from London, where he is attacked for his homosexuality, and after many crises becomes the great sensation as the new pop star of the arts: the Stuttgart Ballet Miracle.
Director and cast
- Sam Riley as John Cranko
- Marcus Calvin as Martin Feinstein
- Stefan Weinert as Nicholas Beriozoff
- Sascha Göpel as Kurt-Heinz Stolze
- Thomas Meinhardt as Arnulf Klett
- Lucas Gregorowicz as Fritz Höver
- Hanns Zischler as Walter Erich Schäfer
- Vilmar Bieri as Administrative Assistant
- David Vormweg as Kai
- Marc Fischer as Peter Palitzsch
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