
Set at the height of the Cold War, 1949 centres on the relationship between the writer Thomas Mann & his daughter Erika, as they embark on a road trip in a black Buick cruiser across a Germany in ruins – from U.S. dominated Frankfurt to Soviet controlled Weimar.
Erika Mann

Thomas Mann

Klaus Mann

Betty Knox

Johannes R. Becher

Arthur Quint

Gustaf Gründgens

Wieland Wagner

Wolfgang Wagner

Mayor of Frankfurt

Sergei Ivanovich Tulpanov

Waitress

Armin Schaufelberger

Singer in a jazz band

Jacques Ciment
Walter J. Smith

Brinkbaumer

Receptionist in Frankfurt
Barman

Admirer of Gründgens

Mann's admirer
Singer
Singer
Red Army sergeant

Kyrgyz soldier
Receptionist in Weimar
Hotel Guest
Young Man
Organist
Organist
French Receptionist
Katia

Man in hotel and church

Italian journalist
Viola player
Violin player
Cellist
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