Sandra Hüller

Maren

Max Riemelt

Robert

Ronald Zehrfeld

Volker

Peter Kurth

Markowski

Martin Brambach

Lunkewitz

Uwe Preuss

Dieter Kulitzka

Ursula Werner

Käthe

Kathrin Wehlisch

Janette

Meikel Engelmann

Salesman

Tom Keune

Comrade

Tilla Kratochwil

Guard

David Bredin

Soldier

Yorck Dippe

Herbert Bahlow

Christof Müller

Siegl

Hilmar Eichhorn

Hans-Dietrich Genscher

Olli Dittrich

Vertreter Meier

Tilla Kratochwil

Andrea Fiedow

Natja Brunckhorst

Grenzbeamtin (uncredited)

Hans-Dietrich Genscher

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Christian Skibinski

Arbeitssuchender (uncredited)