Ella Lee is a vegetarian, buys second hand, drives no car and joins Fridays for Future — and right now she gets to carry that theme from one film to the next. But how do all the producers and broadcasters know that? Can you tell just by looking at her? And if so, how?
No school-leaving certificate unless the family starts living sustainably right away: in Klima retten für Anfänger, produced by Christiane Ruff and Imre von der Heydt (ITV Studios Germany for ARD Degeto), a 17-year-old climate activist (Ella Lee) negotiates with her parents (Tanja Wedhorn, Götz Schubert) over meeting climate targets on a small scale.
KLIMA RETTEN FÜR ANFÄNGER is a film that gives the laughter muscles a workout — a film that does not take itself so seriously that this demanding subject becomes hard to digest.
Director Tomy Wigand has a real gift for that sort of thing!
Eight feature-length television films are in the running this year for the Hamburg producers' prize "Deutsche Fernsehproduktionen", tackling topical issues such as right-wing violence, climate protection and the dangers of social networks.
Production: ITV Studios Germany GmbH
Director: Tomy Wigand
Casting: Stefany Pohlmann