Vitus tells the story of a highly-gifted boy (played by real-life piano prodigy Teo Gheorghiu) whose parents have demanding and ambitious plans for him.
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Fabrizio Borsani Teo Gheorghiu Julika Jenkins Urs Jucker Bruno Ganz Eleni Haupt Kristina Lykowa Tamara Scarpellini Daniel Rohr Norbert Schwientek Heidy Forster Daniel Fueter Livia S. Reinhard Susanne Kunz Thomas Mathys Ursula Reiter Annelore Sarbach Adrian Fuhrer Frank Demenga Stefan Witschi Stefan Schertenleib Andreas Krämer François Blancpain Sascha Lara Bleuler Theresa Davi Theresa Davi Timo Götz Laura Hayek Josef Mrkwicka Marie Anne Nauer Jens Nielsen Heinz Niklaus Anna Roth Hani Song Silvana Zarro
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