August Diehl as Karl Koch

Fabian Busch as David

Dieter Landuris as Pepe

Jan-Gregor Kremp as Lupo

Burghart Klaußner as Weber

Stephan Kampwirth as Jochen Maiwald

Zbigniew Zamachowski as Sergej

Peter Fitz as Brückner

Lilly Marie Tschörtner as Beate

Arnulf Schumacher as Seybert

Patrick Joswig as Alex

Sven Lehmann as Computerverkäufer

Regine Zimmermann as Pepes Freundin

Armin Dillenberger as Kellner im Zug

Oscar Ortega Sánchez as Mr. Minit

Brigitte Janner as Sekretärin

Hedi Kriegeskotte as Heimleiterin Frau Helldorff

Alexandra Hartmann as Prostituierte

Claudia Boneberg as Prostituierte

Hanns Zischler as Karls Vater

Katrin Klein as Sekretärin

Karin Gregorek as Karls Stiefmutter

Tom Keidel as Conan

Jörg Schmitz as Kugelfisch

Christian Wolff as Scarabaeus

Johann Claussen as Pfarrer

Jan-Gregor Kampwirth as Partygast

Nina Bühler as Alex’ Freundin

Katja Klauss as Alex’ Freundin

Robert Anton Wilson as Er selbst

Tirzah Haase as Nachrichten (voice)

Beate Himmerlstoss as Nachrichten (voice)

Josef Tratnik as Nachrichten (voice)

Peter Veith as Nachrichten (voice)

Jessica Lohmann as Nachrichten (voice)

Anna-Maija Tuuliainen as Nachrichten (voice)

Igor Davidovski as Nachrichten (voice)

Dietrich Brüggemann as Bit

Muammar Gaddafi as Self (archive footage)

Hans-Dietrich Genscher as Self (archive footage)

George Shultz as Self (archive footage)

Richard von Weizsäcker as Self (archive footage)

Olof Palme as