"The film tells the early life story of Marcel Reich-Ranicki, who was born in Wloclawek, Poland in 1920. During the Third Reich, the family was in great danger. Nevertheless, he returned to Germany with his wife."
Matthias Schweighöfer
as Marcel Reich-Ranicki
Katharina Schüttler
as Tosia
Maja Maranow
as Helene Reich
Joachim Król
as David Reich
Sylvester Groth
as Kawalerowicz
Holger Handtke
as Hermann Höfle
Henriette Richter-Röhl
as Angelika Hurwicz
Alexander Khuon
as Aleksander Reich
Friederike Becht
as Gerda Reich
Rolf Kanies
as Onkel Jakub
Tino Mewes
as Mandelbaum
Rolf Nagel
as Opa Mannhein
Barbara Philipp
as Genia
Dror Zahavi
Director