Girl You Know It's True (2023)
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- 2h 4min
- Biography, Drama
- 21 Dec 2023 (Austria)
- Movie
Dancers Pilatus and Morvan rise to fame in the late 1980's who become stars with No.1 hits and won Grammy. The duo never sang a word in their songs and the truth was revealed, they stared as one of the biggest scandals in music history.
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Awards:
- 5 wins & 3 nominations.
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Cast
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| Matthias Schweighöfer | ... |
Frank Farian
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| Bella Dayne | ... |
Milli / Ingrid Segieth
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| Graham Rogers | ... |
Todd Headlee
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| Natasha Loring | ... |
Lisa
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| Tijan Marei | ... |
Carmen Pilatus
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| Darlene Tejeiro | ... |
Denise Milian
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| Tijan Njie | ... |
Robert Pilatus
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| Joshua Kantara | ... |
Chris
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| James Flynn | ... |
Gary
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| Ashley Dowds | ... |
Benny Dorn
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| Mitsou Jung | ... |
Melly
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| Elan Ben Ali | ... |
Fabrice Morvan
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| Michael Maertens | ... |
Markus Klein
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| Lara Mandoki | ... |
Nina
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| Ben Felipe | ... |
Georg 'Giorgio' Seybold
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| Carel Nel | ... |
Security Guard George
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| Caprice Crawford | ... |
Caprice Crawford
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| Patrick Christopher Ehler | ... |
Patrick Dancer
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| Tasja Cathrin Rosè | ... |
Journalist
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| David Chevers | ... |
Toms Sacks
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| Jean-Luc Julien | ... |
Young MC (voice)
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| Roxanne Rittmann | ... |
Emily
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Ivy Quainoo | ... |
Julie Brown
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Thorsten Krohn | ... |
Bauer Johann
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Ulrike Arnold | ... |
Anna Pilatus
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Nico Ehrenteit | ... |
Michael Formel 1 Producer
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| Cornell Adams | ... |
Andrew Harrison
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Samuel S. Franklin | ... |
John Davis
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Penelope Frego | ... |
Stefania
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Sascha Pederiva | ... |
Türsteher P1
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Bonita Lubliner | ... |
Jodie Rocco
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| Matthew Du Bois | ... |
Lawyer
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Thomas Bading | ... |
Karl Pilatus
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Romeo Guy Da Silva | ... |
Rob (10 / 12 Jahre)
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David Mayonga | ... |
Brad Howell
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Cai Cohrs | ... |
Georg 'Giorgio' Seybold (14 J.)
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Eva Nürnberg | ... |
Gloria
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Oliver Vorderbruegge | ... |
Bimey
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| David Baalcke | ... |
Konrad
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David Verhoeven | ... |
Frank
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Christian Swoboda | ... |
Otto Graf
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Lina Maruyama | ... |
Regieassistentin
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Ikko Masuda | ... |
Gio
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| Adrian Moskowicz | ... |
Junkie
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Sebastian Kempf | ... |
Kai
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Michael-Richard Hodges | ... |
Jeremy
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| Saddam Hussein | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Jay Leno | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Fabrice Morvan | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Rob Pilatus | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Beatriz Pécker | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Simon Verhoeven | ||
Written by
| Simon Verhoeven | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Quirin Berg | ... | producer |
| Jasmin Davis | ... | associate producer |
| Stefan Gärtner | ... | co-producer |
| Todd Headlee | ... | associate producer |
| Brad Howell | ... | associate producer |
| Kevin Liles | ... | executive producer |
| Daniel Mattig | ... | line producer |
| Carmen Pilatus | ... | associate producer |
| Ingrid Segieth | ... | associate producer |
| Simon Verhoeven | ... | co-producer |
| David Vogt | ... | line producer |
| Max Wiedemann | ... | producer |
| Kirstin Winkler | ... | producer |
Music by
| Segun Akinola | ||
Cinematography by
| Jo Heim | ||
Editing by
| Alexander Berner | ||
| Felix Schmerbeck | ||
| Elena Schmidt | ||
Editorial Department
| Markus Baburske | ... | colorist dailies |
| Franziska Louisa Becker | ... | Editorial Department |
| Sven Hegen | ... | digital intermediate conformist |
| Benedikt Kaiser | ... | digital intermediate engineer |
| Vincent Olufemi | ... | digital intermediate engineer |
| Loris Pieper | ... | first assistant editor |
| Ida Rederer | ... | digital intermediate engineer |
Casting By
| John Papsidera | ||
| Mathilde Snodgrass | ... | (France) |
| Daniela Tolkien | ||
| Kim Winther | ||
Production Design by
| Heike Lange | ||
Art Direction by
| Christian Pralle | ... | supervising art director |
Set Decoration by
| Alexandra Pilhatsch | ||
Costume Design by
| Ingken Benesch | ||
Makeup Department
| Christina Baier | ... | makeup designer |
| Kevin Carter | ... | contact lens painter |
| René Jordan | ... | Makeup and Hair artist |
| Natasha Kopel | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Alisza Pfeifer | ... | makeup designer |
| Leendert Van Nimwegen | ... | Crowd Supervisor |
Production Management
| Fabian Ascher | ... | post-production producer |
| Thomas Jentsch | ... | unit manager: Germany |
| Sven Nuri | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Jannis Stahnsdorf | ... | production manager: Germany |
| Johannes Weihs | ... | post-production producer |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Bryn Davis | ... | set PA |
| Sophia Kretschko | ... | second assistant director |
| Alex Lee | ... | third assistant director |
| Ulrike Schürhoff | ... | first assistant director: Germany |
Art Department
| Leni Mattig | ... | art department trainee |
Sound Department
| Heiko Birkenstock | ... | boom operator |
| Anton Dillinger | ... | assistant re-recording mixer |
| Stephan Fandrych | ... | adr supervisor/editor |
| Diethard Keck | ... | sound mixer (as Dieter Keck) |
| Nico Krebs | ... | supervising sound editor/re-recording mixer |
| Paul Majer | ... | adr recordist |
| Christoph Merkele | ... | dialogue editor/re-recording mixer |
| Wolfi Müller | ... | sound effects editor |
| Roland Platz | ... | foley artist |
| Nic Ruhoff | ... | boom operator |
| Ferdinand Vennemann | ... | assistant re-recording mixer |
| Oliver Vorderbruegge | ... | adr recordist |
| Lukas Wustmann | ... | sound effects editor |
Visual Effects by
| Erzika Abdul Gani | ... | production assistant |
| Jonathan Altenmüller | ... | compositing artist |
| Daniel Beckmann | ... | compositing artist |
| Rene Borst | ... | senior matte painting artist |
| Jan Burda | ... | associate vfx supervisor |
| Heiko Burkardsmaier | ... | vfx executive producer |
| Felix Bäsch | ... | compositing artist |
| Tiago Cabrita | ... | compositing artist |
| Lara Doenges | ... | compositing artist |
| Rouven Dombrowski | ... | senior set supervisor |
| Hannah Engel | ... | cg intern |
| Sebastian Etcheverry | ... | compositing artist |
| David Anastácio Ferreira | ... | cg artist |
| Marina Firmhofer | ... | cg artist |
| Felix Flad | ... | matte painting artist |
| Robert Freitag | ... | cg artist |
| Sven Hagl | ... | matchmove artist |
| Apollonia Hartmann | ... | visual effects producer |
| Dietrich Hasse | ... | associate vfx supervisor |
| Sven Hegen | ... | visual effects artist |
| Ken Hoffmann | ... | compositing artist |
| Bea Höller | ... | additional vfx production manager |
| Dirk Jansen-Michels | ... | vfx pipeline |
| Robert Kaiser | ... | head of vfx it |
| Anthony Kersten | ... | vfx pipeline |
| Christoph Kleine | ... | compositing artist |
| Benjamin Lang | ... | vfx editorial |
| Vincent Langer | ... | matchmove artist |
| Luisa Leitão | ... | cg artist |
| Uwe Majer | ... | senior compositing artist |
| Lutz Marquardt | ... | additional vfx production manager |
| Konstantin Meidenbauer | ... | cg intern |
| Christophe Metz | ... | compositing artist |
| Maximilian Moldauer | ... | cg artist |
| Georgios Mouroussidis | ... | cg supervisor |
| Ricardo M. Neto | ... | cg artist |
| Markus Nille | ... | 3d artist |
| Frieda Oberlin | ... | Head of Production |
| Philipp Orgassa | ... | colorist |
| Tobias Pfeiffer | ... | lead vfx editorial |
| Max Pollmann | ... | vfx production manager |
| Daniel Rose | ... | compositing artist |
| Patrick Schellmann | ... | cg intern |
| Cassandra Schmit | ... | compositing artist |
| Felix Schneider | ... | vfx pipeline |
| Julia Schramm | ... | compositing artist |
| Simon Schürrle | ... | vfx pipeline |
| Colin Scott | ... | cg artist |
| Juri Stanossek | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Jonas Stuckenbrock | ... | senior compositing artist |
| Bettina Tytko | ... | animation artist |
| Ruben Valente | ... | cg artist |
| Patrick van den Akker | ... | cg intern |
| Karsten Wagenknecht | ... | senior pipeline technical director |
| Augusto Wagner | ... | vfx it software coordinator |
| Johannes Weiss | ... | matchmove artist |
| Adam Wesierski | ... | look development artist |
| Kibrom Zereyohannes | ... | visual effects coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Joe Alblas | ... | still photographer |
| Yoshua Berkowitz | ... | camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator |
| Inge du Toit | ... | stills editor (as Inge Du Toit) |
| Matthias Gihr | ... | drone pilot: aeroCircus |
| Tatjana Hafenbraedl | ... | second assistant camera |
| Hendrik Jansen | ... | first assistant camera |
| Thomas Roßbach | ... | Best Boy |
| Gordon A. Timpen | ... | still photographer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Ilze Geustyn | ... | set costumer |
| Christophe Linéré | ... | key costumer |
| Mawuena Mertz | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Cathy Shields | ... | costume supervisor south africa |
Location Management
| Florian Erhard | ... | location manager: Germany |
| David Klein | ... | location manager: Germany |
Music Department
| Jon Bailey | ... | score editor |
| Nick Benoy | ... | Pro Tools Operator |
| Sevya Bonin-Briginshaw | ... | score co-ordinator |
| Goetz Botzenhardt | ... | score mixer |
| Ascanius Böttger | ... | music editor |
| Cis Cuypers | ... | assistant engineer |
| Adam Goldsmith | ... | electric guitar |
| Gareth Griffiths | ... | musicians contractor |
| Benjamin Haemhouts | ... | conductor |
| Patrick Lemmens | ... | score recording engineer |
| Galaxy Symphonic Orchestra | ... | Score Performed by |
| James Joshua Otto | ... | Additional programming / synth design |
| Rachael Philip | ... | Scoring Assistant |
| Alec Roberts | ... | orchestrator |
| Mark Steylaerts | ... | musicians contractor |
| Raphael D. Thöne | ... | music preparation |
| Mark Vanherck | ... | production manager music: Galaxy Studios |
| Marlon Vetter | ... | mix assistant |
| Lei Wang | ... | solo violin |
| Maximilian Wanninger | ... | Additional Music |
| Simon Whiteside | ... | music preparation |
Script and Continuity Department
| Gabriella Gobber | ... | script supervisor |
| Dirka Pfab | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Wiebke Döhla | ... | head of pr & communication |
| Viviana Koch | ... | festival coordinator |
| Silvia Lindner | ... | Immigration Consultant |
| Luke Yiangou Mason | ... | Behind-The-Scenes DP / Behind-The-Scenes Producer |
| Mike Mayr | ... | choreographer |
| Felix Meinhardt | ... | Reviewer |
| Natalie Proske | ... | junior manager pr & communications |
| Wolfie Trausch | ... | ADR Voice Casting |
| John Venzke | ... | production coordinator |
| Mona Woskowski | ... | production coordinator: Germany |
Thanks
| Caprice Crawford | ... | advisor |
| Rob Pilatus | ... | in memory of |
Production Companies
- Leonine Studios (presents)
- Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion
- SevenPictures Film (in coproduction with)
- Mediawan (in coproduction with)
- Sentana Filmproduktion (in coproduction with)
Distributors
- Constantin-Film (2023) (Austria) (theatrical)
- DCM Film Distribution (2023) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Leonine Distribution (2023) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Vertigo Média Kft. (2024) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2024) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East, North Africa and Iran)
- Leonine Distribution (2024) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Leonine Distribution (2024) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Bayerisches Staatsministerium Für Digitales (funding)
- Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (funding)
- FilmFernsehFonds Bayern (funding)
- Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (funding)
- Freeway CAM B.V. (collection account management)
- Lockit Network Services (production services)
- Medien- und Filmgesellschaft (MFG) Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg (funding)
- Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (funding)
- Panoptimo (video service facilities & dailies services; archive)
- Rotor Film (post-production sound services)
- aeroCircus (drone cinematography)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The film is centered around the true story of the notorious scandal involving dancers Robert Pilatus' and Fabrice Morvan's rise to fame in the late 1980s as pop sensation Milli Vanilli. Orchestrated by music producer Frank Farian, they became global stars with three No. 1 hits in the US. But only a small circle of insiders know that the duo is not singing but lip syncing to the voices of two other artists. At the height of their fame, Milli Vanilli win the Grammy Award but the situation behind the scenes escalates and the pressure on Rob and Fab grows. When the truth is revealed, they stare into the abyss while the world witnesses one of the biggest scandals in music history. |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The movie is dedicated to the late Rob Pilatus, who died on April 2, 1998 in Frankfurt, Germany. He was 33. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Features Disco (1971). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | During the first closing credits, right after the photos of the real life people, the musical cast is seen singing "Girl You Know It's True" combined with the original music video. See more » |