Erik & Erika

Erik & Erika

110 mins | Drama, History | Feb. 3, 2018

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.

Erik & Erika

110 mins | Drama, History | Feb. 3, 2018

Erik & Erika
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Südwestrundfunk, ORF, Zeitsprung Pictures, Lotus-Film
Original title Erik & Erika
Directors Reinhold Bilgeri
Writers Dirk Kämper

Cast

Markus Freistätter

as Erik / Erika

Marianne Sägebrecht

as Schwester Sigberta

Ulrike Beimpold

as Liesel Sumatter

Gerhard Liebmann

as Vater Schinegger

Cornelius Obonya

as Dr. Fischer

Birgit Melcher

as Mutter Schinegger

Harald Schrott

as Prof. Dr. Kübler

August Schmölzer

as Hubert Grassl

Johannes Seilern

as Dr. Ramsauer

Rainer Wöss

as Dr. Mosshardter

Lili Epply

as Christa

Hary Prinz

as Martin Wimmer

Lina Sophie Koch

as Erika als 7-Jährige

Sara-Lea Kummer

as Erika als 13-Jährige

Anna Posch

as Monika Schinegger

Helmut Bohatsch

as Dr. Losbach

Sarah Born

as Marga Weims

Rafael Schuchter

as Trainer ÖSV Herren

Franz Weichenberger

as Bürgermeister