

The year is 1981, the German New Wave is at the peak. Harry, otherwise Sparkasse trainee, wants to make it big as a manager of the band of his friends, Apollo Schwabing. He has booked the band as the opening act for a concert where the group DAF are the headliners.

Tom Schilling
Harry
Lead
Robert Stadlober
Vince

Jessica Schwarz
Melitta

Marlon Kittel
Freddie

Nadja Bobyleva
Lena

Denis Moschitto
Gabi Delgado

Josef Heynert
Robert Görl

Dieter Landuris
Bob
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