Swing Kids

Cabaret" without Nazis. German teens discover American swing music just as the Third Reich rises. Friendship gets tested by propaganda and conscription. Robert Sean Leonard is aces, but Barbara Hershey adds needed gravitas.

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Swing Kids was released in 1993 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 112 minutes.