Miko: From the Gutter to the Stars

Miko: From the Gutter to the Stars

1986•1h 40m•5.5/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.5/10(2)

Together with her bisexual friend and manager Stefan, singer Miko is working on a great career that has so far failed to materialize.

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Production

Frank Ripploh Filmproduktion, Radio Bremen

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Petra Mikolajczuk

Miko

Frank Ripploh

Frank Ripploh

Stefan Achenbach

Zacharias Preen

Zacharias Preen

Zak

Kurt Raab

Kurt Raab

Walter Hahn

Hellmut Lange

Hellmut Lange

Showmaster

Eisi Gulp

Eisi Gulp

Journalist

Otto Sander

Otto Sander

Loan officer Grop

Barbara Valentin

Barbara Valentin

Petra Hoffmann

Tamara Kafka

Barbara Röhn

Jara Kehl

Miko (as child)

Jim Kain

Miko's father

José Lemke

Night club owner

Mike Vamp

Markus

Peter Schlesinger

Hugo Hoffmann

Detlef Wittenberg

Burkhard

Erik Steinmetz

Jacob Röhn

Heiner Gutmann

Barbara's friend

Joaquin La Habana

Dancer

Peter Döring

Surgeon

Helmut Gauer

Landlord

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