Two amateur circus kids from a poor Ukrainian village, ten-year-old Barbu and his older sister Mimma, are sold to a circus artist called Caruso who promises them a career in the West.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Lazar RistovskiCaruso | Caruso |
 Iakov KultiasovBarbu | Barbu |
 Katharina ThalbachJulie | Julie |
 Oktay ÖzdemirMarcel | Marcel |
 Birol ÜnelBirol | Birol |
 Imogen KoggePolizistin | Polizistin |
 Anna ThalbachJulie | Julie |
 Paulus MankerKardinal | Kardinal |
| Imogen KoggePolizisti | Polizisti |
| YYasemin BuyuksapciBianca | Bianca |
| MManfred WittDimo | Dimo |
 Viktor BentslerBarbus Vater | Barbus Vater |
 Axel NeumannPokerspieler | Pokerspieler |
| MMotamediAli | Ali |
| LLucia AdyovaKinder bei Caruso | Kinder bei Caruso |
| PPetra HačkovaKinder bei Caruso | Kinder bei Caruso |