

The tragic love story between 17 year-old Gerat Lauter, who is in search of the truth, and his much older teacher Claudia, as it becomes a criminal case with state complicity in the chaotic GDR autumn of 1989.

Dagmar Manzel
Claudia
Lead
Frank Stieren
Gerat

Winfried Glatzeder
Gerats Vater
Eberhard Kirchberg
Johanz
Christa Pasemann
Frau Kleebusch

Peter Prager
Kaderleiter
Sylvia Burza
Petra
Dirkpeter Schulze
Prof. Hedderoth
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jürgen Brauer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Dancing at the Dump is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”