The television film reconstructs, in as much faithful detail as possible, the 63 days in the summer of 2015 before Angela Merkel made her key decision on refugee policy. It looks into the back rooms of the powerful, who are above all one thing: people driven — caught between political responsibility and the breathless pace of events spiralling out of control, making decisions in an exceptional situation. At the centre of it all stands the Chancellor (Imogen Kogge).
(Source: ARD)
Jörg Westphal appears as Dieter Romann, President of the Federal Police Headquarters, and Zsolt Bács as János Lázár, head of the Hungarian State Chancellery.
Broadcast date: 15 April 2020 at 8.15 pm on ARD.
Production: Carte Blanche International GmbH Director: Stephan Wagner Casting: Marc Schötteldreier Casting