Arno Frisch as Benny

Angela Winkler as Anna, Benny's Mother

Ulrich Mühe as Georg, Benny's Father

Stephanie Brehme as Evi, Benny's Sister

Stefan Polasek as Ricci

Ingrid Stassner as Girl

Martin Schoendelin as Sales manager in videostore (uncredited)

Christian Pundy as

Max Berner as

Shelley Kästner as

Hanspeter Müller as

Wolfgang Böck as

Cecile Gordon as

Paulus Manker as

Brigitte Reimann as Self (archive footage)

Ulrike von der Groeben as Self (archive footage)

Imelda Marcos as Self (archive footage)

Hans Meiser as Self (archive footage)

Susanne Schneider as Self (archive footage)