Vitus (2006)
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.
Top billed cast
Fabrizio BorsaniVitus - age 6
Teo GheorghiuVitus von Holzen - age 12
Julika JenkinsHelen von Holzen, mother
Urs JuckerLeo von Holzen, father
Bruno GanzGrandfather
Eleni HauptLuisa- Kristina LykowaIsabel - age 12
- Tamara ScarpelliniIsabel - age 19
Daniel RohrHoffmann jun.- Norbert SchwientekHoffmann sen.
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