Film tells the story of the boxer who sensationally won the German light heavyweight championship in 1933 and was stripped of the championship because he is a "gypsy". In protest, he went into the next fight as a caricature of an Aryan with white powdered skin and light hair - a dramatic decision.
Hannes Wegener
as Johann Rukeli Trollmann
Hannelore Elsner
as Friederike Trollmann
Frank Auerbach
as Ernst Zirzow
Erik Rossbander
as Karl Leyendecker
Ramin Yazdani
as Schnipplo Trollmann
Christoph Jacobi
as Self
Jens Schütte
as Self
