Pepe is 15. His life in social misery changes completely when he is chosen as the main character of a film production. Shot on location where he lives with his primitive, brutal and authoritarian father, a pig farmer.
Unfortunately the movie The Leading Man is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Reinhard Hauff | Director |
| Sound | Klaus Doldinger | Music |
| Editing | Stefanie Wilke | Editor |
| Writing | Reinhard Hauff | Writer |
| Production | Eberhard Junkersdorf | Producer |
| Writing | Christel Buschmann | Writer |
| Crew | Frank Brühne | Cinematography |