Directed by:
Miguel AlexandreScreenplay:
Kit HopkinsCinematography:
Jörg WidmerComposer:
Dirk LeupolzCast:
Picco von Groote, Steve Windolf, Frederick Lau, Alice Dwyer, Paula Kalenberg, Christoph Schechinger, Florian Panzner, Maxim Mehmet, Rainer Bock, Peter Kremer (more)Plots(1)
A stubborn widow. A global corporation. A clash of uneven opponents. Inspired by a true story of the postwar scandal that shook the NATO and defense industries. Of the 916 F-104 starfighters ordered by Germany, 262 planes crashed, killing 116 pilots.
It's a scandal that keeps making headlines: A brave young widow challenging the government and a large global corporation, demanding the truth, taking the investigation into her hands...But let's start at the beginning. In the Swinging Sixties West Germany is in the midst of the economic miracle – and of the Cold War. West Germany invests enormous sums building up its Air Force. Pilots Harry, Richie and their mates are part of this new, post-war Air Force. Flying is in their blood, and taming the starfighter F-104, the most modern fighter-bomber in the world, is their goal.
The stakes are high and the pilots know that flying the Lockheed-built starfighter is not without danger, as the planes keep crashing during their trial runs. When Harry crashes and dies, his tireless, resolute widow Betti is not content with the government's one-size-fits-all excuse "pilot error." With the help of a courageous journalist and a top-notch attorney, Betti begins her own campaign to find out what is really behind the starfighter crashes. What comes to light is a scandalous story of international politics gone wrong. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Picco von Groote](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/722/159722609_61f9f3.jpg)
Picco von Groote
West Germany
Best movies:
Duell der Brüder - Die Geschichte von Adidas und Puma (2016) (TV movie)
Home for the Weekend (2012)
Starfighter (2015) (TV movie)
![Steve Windolf](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/247/159247174_185ea1.jpg)
Steve Windolf
East Germany
Best movies:
Berlin 56 (2016) (series)
Marthe's Secret (2016) (TV movie)
Starfighter (2015) (TV movie)
![Frederick Lau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/759/168759163_9l1kmg.jpg)
Frederick Lau
West Germany
Best movies:
The Wave (2008)
The Captain (2017)
My Brother Simple (2017)
![Alice Dwyer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/422/159422189_2bacaa.jpg)
Alice Dwyer
Germany
Best movies:
The Girl with Nine Wigs (2013)
Remembrance (2011)
Distant Lights (2003)
![Paula Kalenberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/987/168987567_n4xi00.jpg)
Paula Kalenberg
West Germany
Best movies:
Vom Atmen unter Wasser (2008) (TV movie)
A Year in Winter (2008)
Jew Suss: Rise And Fall (2010)
![Christoph Schechinger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/673/162673447_8299a6.jpg)
Christoph Schechinger
West Germany
Best movies:
Nichts mehr wie vorher (2013) (TV movie)
Suck Me Shakespeer 2 (2015)
Nymph()maniac: Volume 1 (2013)
![Florian Panzner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/986/168986605_o9dflz.jpg)
Florian Panzner
West Germany
Best movies:
Conspiracy (2001) (TV movie)
Valkyrie (2008)
The Tunnel (2001)
![Maxim Mehmet](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/506/168506094_va3klu.jpg)
Maxim Mehmet
West Germany
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
Heidi (2015)
Baghdad in My Shadow (2019)
![Rainer Bock](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/018/366/18366256_4081f2.jpg)
Rainer Bock
West Germany
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Never Look Away (2018)
The White Ribbon (2009)
![Peter Kremer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/190/169190326_x4z6qt.jpg)
Peter Kremer
West Germany
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
Die Frau vom Checkpoint Charlie (2007) (TV movie)
Rommel (2012) (TV movie)
![Walter Sittler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/807/168807925_6u8tlf.jpg)
Walter Sittler
USA
Best movies:
The Gathering Storm (2002) (TV movie)
Almanya: Welcome to Germany (2011)
Windstorm 2 (2015)
![Jan Messutat](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/358/160358419_653c1b.jpg)
Jan Messutat
West Germany
Best movies:
Mogadishu Welcome (2008) (TV movie)
Mindscape (2013)
Ma très grande faute (2015)
Sofie Gross
West Germany
Best movies:
Starfighter (2015) (TV movie)
![Hannes Wegener](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312414_de9ff2.jpg)
Hannes Wegener
East Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
The Same Sky (2017) (series)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
![Dagny Dewath](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/233/163233849_ea7e99.jpg)
Dagny Dewath
West Germany
Best movies:
Stromberg - Der Film (2014)
Starfighter (2015) (TV movie)
Die Hebamme (2014) (TV movie)
![Judith Hoersch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/399/167399214_d704bf.jpg)
Judith Hoersch
West Germany
Best movies:
Guys and Balls (2004)
A Cure for Wellness (2016)
Starfighter (2015) (TV movie)
![Therese Hämer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/496/159496800_97227b.jpg)
Therese Hämer
West Germany
Best movies:
Neger, Neger, Schornsteinfeger (2006) (TV movie)
The Master Butcher (2019) (TV movie)
Stromberg - Der Film (2014)
Pierre Shrady
Best movies:
The People vs. Fritz Bauer (2015)
Nichts mehr wie vorher (2013) (TV movie)
Böseckendorf - Die Nacht, in der ein Dorf verschwand (2009) (TV movie)
![Lenn Kudrjawizki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/375/160375926_dddc4f.jpg)
Lenn Kudrjawizki
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Die Kirschenkönigin (2004) (series)
The Counterfeiters (2007)
![Josephin Busch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/987/168987834_zwsftc.jpg)
Josephin Busch
Germany
Best movies:
Der Turm (2012) (TV movie)
Starfighter (2015) (TV movie)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)