Asta Nielsen: pioneer of cinema and first European film star, tragedienne and comedienne, writer and artist. As a working-class child and single parent, she works her way up from the bottom - and consciously stages herself as the first role model for independent women and queers. We retell the story of this singular phenomenon with her own words and film clips.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Asta NielsenSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| SSonja BeißwengerAsta Nielsen | Asta Nielsen |