Directed by:
Kai WesselCinematography:
Hagen BogdanskiComposer:
Martin TodsharowCast:
Heike Makatsch, Dan Stevens, Monica Bleibtreu, Hanns Zischler, Johanna Gastdorf, Michael Gwisdek, Anian Zollner, Sylvester Groth, Hary Prinz, Jeroen Willems (more)Plots(1)
It is the year 1966. Hildegard Knef comes back to Germany. She is at the peak of her career and is about to perform a concert at Berlin's Philharmonic Hall. Her appearance marks the first non-classical show ever to be performed in the brand new 2,400-seater concert hall and tickets have been sold out for weeks. It is nonetheless a difficult comeback, with a long and complex history. When her plane arrives in Berlin-Tempelhof she is met by a crowd of enthusiastic journalists. Hilde's back! – and she's well prepared. Her gait is purposeful, breezy even, and she puts in a self-confident and witty appearance at a short press conference. Hildegard Knef knows what she wants. She is a professional, a star who doesn't let anything on. In spite of her euphoric reception in 1966, her trip back to Germany is a depressing one in many ways. Berlin may be the city in which Hildegard Knef grew up and celebrated some of her greatest successes, but it is also the site of her most bitter failures... (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
![Heike Makatsch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/472/159472249_ac8880.jpg)
Heike Makatsch
West Germany
Best movies:
Love Actually (2003)
The Road to Santiago (1999) (series)
Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
![Dan Stevens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/421/162421968_0bc03b.png)
Dan Stevens
UK
Best movies:
The Line of Beauty (2006) (series)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
The Gift Horse (2009)
![Monica Bleibtreu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/311/160311848_584248.jpg)
Monica Bleibtreu
German Empire
Best movies:
Run Lola Run (1998)
Four Minutes (2006)
Amen. (2002)
![Hanns Zischler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/590/159590121_17af94.jpg)
Hanns Zischler
Germany
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Europa Europa (1990)
Anna's Meetings (1978)
![Johanna Gastdorf](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/731/168731569_chowwt.jpg)
Johanna Gastdorf
West Germany
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
The Wave (2008)
Never Look Away (2018)
![Michael Gwisdek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271766_899430.jpg)
Michael Gwisdek
German Empire
Best movies:
No Place to Go (2000)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Herzlich willkommen (1990)
![Anian Zollner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/279/158279664_a14f5a.jpg)
Anian Zollner
West Germany
Best movies:
Race (2016)
The Gift Horse (2009)
Luther (2003)
![Sylvester Groth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279930_490671.jpg)
Sylvester Groth
East Germany
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
The Reader (2008)
![Hary Prinz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/360/360395_b943de.jpg)
Hary Prinz
Austria
Best movies:
Schwabenkinder (2003) (TV movie)
Aurora Borealis: Northern Lights (2017)
War and Peace (2007) (series)
![Jeroen Willems](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812466_a9480f.jpg)
Jeroen Willems
Netherlands
Best movies:
Simon (2004)
The Gift Horse (2009)
Stricken (2009)
![Fritz Roth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886335_7ee9b3.jpg)
Fritz Roth
West Germany
Best movies:
The Reader (2008)
Mogadishu Welcome (2008) (TV movie)
Happy As One (2006)
![Beate Abraham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/343/160343884_363fb1.jpg)
Beate Abraham
Germany
Best movies:
Snowland (2005)
The Gift Horse (2009)
March of Millions (2007) (TV movie)
![Trystan Pütter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/120/164120306_1da394.jpg)
Trystan Pütter
West Germany
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
Ku'damm 56 (2016) (series)
Ku'damm 59 (2018) (series)
![Peggy Lukac](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/663/159663357_2ce15d.jpg)
Peggy Lukac
USA
Best movies:
The Gift Horse (2009)
Die Frau vom Checkpoint Charlie (2007) (TV movie)
Sex Up - Ich könnt' schon wieder (2005) (TV movie)
Sebastian Bender
Germany
Best movies:
The Gift Horse (2009)
Undercover Love (2010) (TV movie)
Bermuda-Dreieck Nordsee (2011) (TV movie)
![Stanley Townsend](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/274/161274197_051173.jpg)
Stanley Townsend
Ireland
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Inside I'm Dancing (2004)
![Verena Plangger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/502/166502211_60ea39.jpg)
Verena Plangger
Italy
Best movies:
The Gift Horse (2009)
Bergblut (2010)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Waléra Kanischtscheff
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Visitor (2007)
As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me (2001)
Fateless (2005)
Ricky Watson
USA
Best movies:
Race (2016)
55 Steps (2017)
The Gift Horse (2009)
![Roger Cicero](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/518/165518418_aff208.jpg)
Roger Cicero
West Germany
Best movies:
The Gift Horse (2009)