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Cast
Imogen Kogge
as Angela Merkel
Josef Bierbichler
as Horst Seehofer
Wolfgang Pregler
as Thomas de Maizière
Tristan Seith
as Peter Altmaier
Rüdiger Vogler
as Wolfgang Schäuble
Timo Dierkes
as Sigmar Gabriel
Walter Sittler
as Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Gisela Aderhold
as Beate Baumann
Silvina Buchbauer
as Eva Christiansen
Urs Remond
as Steffen Seibert
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2020
Runtime1h 58m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresHistory
Votes13
DirectorStephan Wagner
WritersFlorian Oeller
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.1 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMerkel: Anatomy of a Crisis
About Merkel: Anatomy of a Crisis
Angela Merkel's decision in autumn 2015 to open the borders for refugees split the country - some praised the moral stance, others criticized the surrender of sovereignty. Yet what would appear to be well-planned activity is in reality a policy of muddling along, chance, trial and error. The Driven Ones is a chronicle of the refugee crisis which shows that the political actors are being driven along, crushed between self-imposed constraints and events that have spun out of control.
Directed by Stephan Wagner, Merkel: Anatomy of a Crisis leans on a strong ensemble — Imogen Kogge, Josef Bierbichler, Wolfgang Pregler — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about history titles of 2020.
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