Swing Kids (1993)

112 min · Dance Film, Historie, Political Drama, drama film, musical film, war film

Popularity4.5/5

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Directors

Thomas Carter

Cast

Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, Frank Whaley, Barbara Hershey, Tushka Bergen, David Tom

The story

In Hamburg in 1939, Peter Müller and Thomas Berger join their friends Arvid and Otto at a swing club called the Bismarck. They have a good time, dancing and enjoying the music. Peter goes home to find his mother in an argument with the Nazi Blockleiter.

Catalogue themes and tags

1930s, Adolescence, Auflehnung, Child Hero, Dissenter, Freedom, Hansestadt Hamburg, Jazz, Jugendliche, Junge Menschen, Nazi Zeit, Nazis, Nightclub, Snitch, Swing, Totalitarian Regime, Youth Band, gefahr, verrat, Drama, Period piece, Coming of age, Political drama, Musical Drama

Genres

Dance Film, Historie, Political Drama, drama film, musical film, war film

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