The Uprising
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Film / 2018
Erik & Erika
Directed by
Reinhold Bilgeri
Erik(a) Schinegger – the ski star who became a media sensation. Erika was hailed as a champion skier, until a sex test determined that she was a he – and Erik was rejected and accused of fraud. A story based on real life, a tale about nature and the taboo subjects of 1970s society.
The story
Erik(a) Schinegger – the ski star who became a media sensation. Erika was hailed as a champion skier, until a sex test determined that she was a he – and Erik was rejected and accused of fraud. A story based on real life, a tale about nature and the taboo subjects of 1970s society.
Cast
Markus FreistätterErik / Erika
Marianne SägebrechtSchwester Sigberta
Ulrike BeimpoldLiesel Sumatter
Gerhard LiebmannVater Schinegger
Cornelius ObonyaDr. Fischer
Birgit MelcherMutter Schinegger
Harald SchrottProf. Dr. Kübler
August SchmölzerHubert Grassl
Johannes SeilernDr. Ramsauer
Rainer WössDr. Mosshardter
Lili EpplyChrista
Hary PrinzMartin Wimmer
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