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Documentary (Series) | 2021 | ZDF [de] | Germany
Main data
| Director | Lars Seefeldt, Winnie Heescher |
|---|---|
| Production | FilmFreunde Friedl Fernsehproduktion GmbH GmbH [de] |
Brief synopsis
The Angela Merkel era is coming to an end. Who will follow her? Annalena Baerbock, Armin Laschet and Olaf Scholz have confidence in each other for the chancellorship. But how will they decide the power struggle for themselves?
What qualities do they bring to the table? How do they deal with their own mistakes and weaknesses, and with opponents from their own ranks? For the documentary, Winnie Heescher and Lars Seefeldt accompanied the three candidates for months with their camera.
The observation begins with their internal party fight for their nomination and leads through the hot phase of the election campaign until shortly before the Bundestag election. The documentary gives an insight into the nature of Annalena Baerbock, Armin Laschet and Olaf Scholz, analyses their answers to the greatest challenges of the time - the Corona crisis and climate change - and reflects the nervous political business of the 2021 election campaign. An election campaign that marks a turning point: No other in the history of the Federal Republic was so open, none before took place under the all-defining conditions of a pandemic.
What qualities do they bring to the table? How do they deal with their own mistakes and weaknesses, and with opponents from their own ranks? For the documentary, Winnie Heescher and Lars Seefeldt accompanied the three candidates for months with their camera.
The observation begins with their internal party fight for their nomination and leads through the hot phase of the election campaign until shortly before the Bundestag election. The documentary gives an insight into the nature of Annalena Baerbock, Armin Laschet and Olaf Scholz, analyses their answers to the greatest challenges of the time - the Corona crisis and climate change - and reflects the nervous political business of the 2021 election campaign. An election campaign that marks a turning point: No other in the history of the Federal Republic was so open, none before took place under the all-defining conditions of a pandemic.