The story of a close-knit group of young kids in Nazi Germany who listen to banned swing music from the US. Soon dancing and fun leads to more difficult choices as the Nazis begin tightening the grip on Germany. Each member of the group is forced to face some tough choices about right, wrong, and survival.
Acting
Bale's transformation from smug dancer to true believer is genuinely upsetting.
Score
Benny Goodman as weaponized joy—every swing number hits like defiance.
Costume
Those wide-legged trousers and fedoras? Revolutionary fashion, literally.
Director
Thomas Carter
Robert Sean Leonard
Peter Müller
Christian Bale
Thomas Berger
Frank Whaley
Arvid
Barbara Hershey
Frau Müller
Tushka Bergen
Evey
David Tom
Willi Müller
Kenneth Branagh
Herr Knopp, Gestapo (uncredited)
Noah Wyle
Emil Lutz
Martin Clunes
Bannführer
Jessica Hynes
Helga
David Robb
Dr. Dietrich Berger
Sean Pertwee
Gestapo Arresting Berger
Julia Stemberger
Frau Linge
Jayce Bartok
Otto
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Real Swingjugend existed—thousands of German teens were arrested for 'degenerate' dancing, some sent to concentration camps.
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