Summary
West Germany, 1987. The politician Uwe Barschel (1944-87), member of the Christian Democratic Union party and Minister-President of the Schleswig-Holstein region, is found dead in very sinister circumstances. Reporter David Burger pledges to find the truth behind one of the most important political scandals in German history, investigating countless speculations and conspiracy theories as he fights his own personal demons.
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Time to watch it all
3 h
2 episodes, about 90 min each
An episode a night: done in 2 nights.
First aired
2016
February 6, 2016
Ended 2016
Genres
DramaMysteryLanguage
German
Original language
Also spoken
ArabicEnglishFrenchMade in
Germany
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
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AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
23 people
Rolf LassgårdRay3 episodes
Alexander FehlingDavid Burger2 episodes
Fabian HinrichsOlaf Nissen2 episodes
Matthias MatschkeUwe Barschel2 episodes
Antje TraueGiselle Neumayer2 episodes
Edgar SelgeWalter Brauneck2 episodes
Luise HeyerSimone Burger2 episodes
Martin BrambachReiner Pfeiffer2 episodes
Paula KalenbergAnja Pohle2 episodes
Patrick HastertMonsieur Lombard2 episodes
Godehard GieseGeorg Szepanski2 episodes
Stephan SchadEike Barschel1 episode
Björn EngholmHimself (archive footage)1 episode
Rainer BockAttorney General Hasse1 episode
Erich HoneckerSelf (archive footage)1 episode
Franz Josef StraußSelf (archive footage)1 episode
Gerhard StoltenbergSelf (archive footage)1 episode
Hans-Dietrich GenscherSelf (archive footage)1 episode
Helmut KohlSelf (archive footage)1 episode
Oliver NorthSelf (archive footage)1 episode
Olof PalmeSelf (archive footage)1 episode
Ronald ReaganSelf (archive footage)1 episode
Ruhollah KhomeiniSelf (archive footage)1 episode
Directing · 3
- Kilian Riedhof Director, Writer, Creator
- Jan Sebastian Ballhaus First Assistant Director
- Lucia Mostowicz Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Marco Wiersch Writer
Production · 2
- Ariane Krampe Producer
- Simone Bär Casting
Camera · 3
- Benedict Neuenfels Director of Photography
- Stefan Erhard Still Photographer
- Stephan Rabold Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Andreas Radtke Editor
Sound · 4
- Peter Hinderthür Original Music Composer
- Kai Tebbel Sound Designer
- Stefan Korte Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Miroslav Babić Sound Recordist
Art · 3
- Yeşim Zolan Production Design
- Esther Schreiner Art Direction
- Nele Jordan Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Kerstin Gaecklein Makeup Designer
Visual Effects · 2
- Rolf Muetze Visual Effects Supervisor
- Jens Döldissen Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Michael Herrmann Gaffer
Other crew · 4
- François Doge Stunt Coordinator
- Majid Aoulad Abdellah Production Manager
- Lucia Faust Costume Designer
- Konstantin von Carlowitz Production Manager
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