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Am Abgrund
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Am Abgrund

2024-03-01 · 90 min · ★ 5.7

TV Movie · Thriller

Gerd Meineke is a committed member of the Bundestag and member of the Parliamentary Assembly in the Council of Europe. And he has a problem: Leyla, the daughter of his partner Alina, was taken into custody as an opposition figure in her country of origin, Azerbaijan. The blogger fights there for democracy and against environmental destruction. Gerd travels to Baku as an election observer for the Council of Europe, where he wants to campaign for the release of Leyla and other political prisoners. Only on site does he realize that the government and the lobbyists of influential companies are using politicians like him to gain credibility for the ruthless, environmentally destructive extraction of critical raw materials. Leyla and her friend Valentina open his eyes to the extent of corruption that does not stop at Western European politicians. Will Gerd, together with Leyla and the help of her friend, be able to make the corruption of politics public?

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Directors
Daniel Harrich
Production companies
DIWA Film GmbH, SWR, WDR, BR, SR, ARD
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hans-Jochen WagnerHans-Jochen WagnerGerd Meineke
Jasmin TabatabaiJasmin TabatabaiAlina Kasparjan
Luna JordanLuna JordanLeyla Kasparjan
Alina LevshinAlina LevshinValentina Akhmedowa
Heiner LauterbachHeiner LauterbachHerbert Pfleiderer
Navid NegahbanNavid NegahbanTofik Gasimov
Johanna-Christine GehlenJohanna-Christine GehlenKerstin Strauch
Axel MilbergAxel MilbergKonrad Günther
Janina HartwigJanina HartwigDahlia Cremona
Sebastian BezzelSebastian BezzelKlaus Grothoff
Martin BrambachMartin BrambachAndreas
Christine SommerAndrea
Esther HausmannEsther Hausmann
Dato Liklikadze
Mariam Chukhrukidze
Aida Agieva
Tamar Tabatadze
Merab SharikadzeMerab Sharikadze
Gia GogishviliGia Gogishvili
Tamaz Karauli

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