Just before the fall of the Berlin Wall, the birthday celebrations of an East German family turn into a tragicomical moment of political and personal breakdown.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Bruno GanzWilhelm Powileit | Wilhelm Powileit |
 Alexander FehlingSascha Umnitzer | Sascha Umnitzer |
 Sylvester GrothKurt | Kurt |
 Stephan GrossmannHarry Zenk | Harry Zenk |
 Angela WinklerStine Spier | Stine Spier |
 Evgenia DodinaIrina Umnitzer | Irina Umnitzer |
 Pit BukowskiArbeiter 2 | Arbeiter 2 |
 Gabriela Maria SchmeideLisbeth | Lisbeth |
 Natalia BelitskiMelitta Umnitzer | Melitta Umnitzer |
 Hildegard SchmahlCharlotte Powileit | Charlotte Powileit |
 Inka FriedrichSchauspielerin | Schauspielerin |
 Sophie PfennigstorfNolle | Nolle |
 Jean Denis RömerLieferant | Lieferant |
 Ronald KukuliesNot listed | Not listed |
 Sarina RadomskiPionierleiterin | Pionierleiterin |
 Jörg PoseHerr Sondermann | Herr Sondermann |
 Thorsten MertenNot listed | Not listed |
 Nina AntonovaNot listed | Not listed |
 Alexander HörbeNot listed | Not listed |
 Friderikke Maria HörbeNot listed | Not listed |
 Stefan HaschkeNot listed | Not listed |
 Nadja EngelNot listed | Not listed |
 Axel WandtkeNot listed | Not listed |
 Rike EckermannNot listed | Not listed |