The Ernst Busch Academy is one of Germany's best respected acting schools, and every year hundreds of would-be thespians apply in hopes that they'll be chosen for their rigorous program of study. Filmmaker Andres Veiel chose four students at random as they were accepted at the Busch Academy, and in the documentary Die Spielwuetigen, he allows us to eavesdrop on them as they spend four years learning their craft and growing from callow youngsters to adults in search of their big break.
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Cast
22 people
Andres Veiel
Alexander Bickel
Karina Plachetka
Karina Plachetka
Heike Hempel
Constanze Becker
Constanze Becker
Prodromos Antoniadis
Prodromos Antoniadis
Klaus Volkenborn
Stephanie Stremler
Stephanie Stremler
Jochen Becker
Jochen Becker
Jutta von Zitzewitz
Jutta von Zitzewitz
Ilse Plachetka
Ilse Plachetka
Helmut Plachetka
Helmut Plachetka
Andres Veiel Director
Worldwide gross $217K · First release June 22, 2004 · Produced in Germany
Box office
Worldwide gross
$217,325
Production
Germany
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Original title
Die Spielwütigen
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Australia · June 22, 2004
Sydney Film Festival
Germany · July 3, 2004
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
November 19, 2004 · Digital
Canada
September 25, 2004 · Vancouver International Film Festival
Japan
June 4, 2005 · Deutsches Film Festival in Tokyo
Poland
October 10, 2004 · Warsaw Film Festival
Sweden
January 31, 2005 · Göteborg Film Festival.
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