Girl You Know It's True

"The biggest scandal in music history."

2023 2h 4m DE

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★7.4TMDB · 142

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Synopsis

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The rise and fall of Milli Vanilli, a studio group assembled by German producer Frank Farian and fronted by nightclub dancers Robert Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan. After a string of worldwide hit singles, awards and performances, it was revealed that the duo never sang a note of their songs, leading to one of the biggest scandals in music history.

“The biggest scandal in music history.”

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Cast

Elan Ben Ali
Fabrice Morvan
Tijan Njie
Robert Pilatus
Matthias Schweighöfer
Frank Farian
Graham Rogers
Todd Headlee
Bella Dayne
Ingrid 'Milli' Segieth
Nico Ehrenteit
Michael
Sebastian Kempf
Kai
David Baalcke
Konrad

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Simon Verhoeven
Writers: Simon Verhoeven
Languages: English, German, French
Countries: France, Germany, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, German, French.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, Germany, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Simon Verhoeven, shot by Jo Heim. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Segun Akinola. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Alexander Berner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Elan Ben Ali and Tijan Njie and Matthias Schweighöfer carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The biggest scandal in music history.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Simon Verhoeven directs. Jo Heim behind the camera. Segun Akinola scores. Alexander Berner cuts. Produced in France, Germany, United States of America. Dialogue in English, German, French.

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1Released 3 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, German, French.
3International production across 3 countries: France, Germany, United States of America.
4Directed by Simon Verhoeven, shot by Jo Heim. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Segun Akinola. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Alexander Berner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Elan Ben Ali and Tijan Njie and Matthias Schweighöfer carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The biggest scandal in music history.".
9IMDB entry: tt21927594 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jo Heim
Original score: Segun Akinola
Editing: Alexander Berner
Production design: Heike Lange
Costume design: Ingken Benesch
Makeup / hair: René Jordan
VFX supervisor: Juri Stanossek
Runtime: 124 min · 2h 4m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: DE
IMDB: Girl You Know It's True (2023)

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Felicity2025-07-19
★ 8/10
Pretty good story. And now look at the world. Who really sings any more? I just heard Beeber's latest and it sounds like an auto-tune engineer's delight. These guys were just ahead of their time.

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