
A commercial artist with a lisp chooses silence, unexpectedly propelling his career. His perceived innovation leads to rapid advancement in an ad agency. Mueller-Stahl shines in this biting critique of East German workplace culture.

Armin Mueller-Stahl
Wolfgang Schmidt
Helga Sasse
Cilly

Erik S. Klein
Siegfried Huster

Helga Göring
Kollegin Kühn

Herbert Köfer
Dietmar Freiherr von Fredersdorff-Lützenheim

Eva-Maria Hagen
Helene

Edwin Marian
Bernie

Traute Sense
Frau
Horst Papke
Mann

Horst Rehberg
Mann

Norbert Christian
Psychiater

Winfried Glatzeder
Dr. Jonas

Renaissance Man
Renaissance Man

The Kentucky Fried Movie
The Kentucky Fried Movie

Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday

The Groove Tube
The Groove Tube

A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion

The Taming of the Scoundrel
The Taming of the Scoundrel

Advertising Rules!
Advertising Rules!

The Yes Men
The Yes Men
Rotlicht!
Rotlicht!

The Icicle Thief
The Icicle Thief

Rejected
Rejected

My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend