The film tells the early life story of Marcel Reich-Ranicki, who was born in Wloclawek, Poland in 1920. During the Third Reich, the family was in great danger. Nevertheless, he returned to Germany with his wife.
as Marcel Reich-Ranicki
as Tosia
as Helene Reich
as David Reich
as Kawalerowicz
as Hermann Höfle
as Angelika Hurwicz
as Aleksander Reich
as Gerda Reich
as Onkel Jakub
as Mandelbaum
as Opa Mannhein
as Genia