The most defining and far-reaching decision made by German Chancellor Angela Merkel during her 15 years in office is the focus of a new film making its debut at Berlin’s European Film Market. “Merk…
The most defining and far-reaching decision made by German Chancellor Angela Merkel during her 15 years in office is the focus of a new film making its debut at Berlin’s European Film Market., stars Imogen Kogge as the German leader during the dramatic days leading up to her decision in 2015 to allow nearly a million refugees, mostly from war-torn Syria, to enter Germany.
“It’s a very precise, very well researched and evaluated look at how communication happens between politicians and how decision are being made,” van Dülmen explains. In addressing Germany’s approach to the crisis, the film also examines the question of making a humane decision to help people in need or succumbing to populist tendencies and shutting the borders to keep the refugees out of the country, he adds.
“It’s a very human point of view,” van Dülmen says of Merkel’s stance. “You realize how difficult it is to make the right decision. … She was certainly led in her decision not by any political opportunity, but by a deep humanity. And I have to say and admit that up to a certain point, that makes her special. She had to fight against everybody with this decision.”
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