The story of a close-knit group of young kids in Nazi Germany who listen to banned swing music from the US. Soon dancing and fun leads to more difficult choices as the Nazis begin tightening the grip on Germany. Each member of the group is forced to face some tough choices about right, wrong, and survival.

Robert Sean Leonard
as Peter Müller

Christian Bale
as Thomas Berger

Frank Whaley
as Arvid

Barbara Hershey
as Frau Müller

Tushka Bergen
as Evey

David Tom
as Willi Müller

Mary Fogarty
as Mama Klara Müller

Kenneth Branagh
as Herr Knopp, Gestapo (uncredited)

Noah Wyle
as Emil Lutz

Martin Clunes
as Bannführer