Merkel

Documentary in which Angela Merkel looks back on her childhood and her work. We see a steadfast chancellor, but also a candid woman with a delightful sense of humour.

Documentary
Time & Tickets

With a chancellorship spanning four US presidencies, a major refugee crisis and a problematic relationship between Germany and Russia, Angela Merkel consistently held her own on the world stage as one of the longest-serving German chancellors ever.

Following an oppressive childhood behind the Berlin Wall, living in constant fear of the Stasi, Merkel embraced physics with great success. This gave her a unique palette of knowledge and experience, which proved invaluable after she exchanged science for politics. From 2005 she grew to become a resolute chancellor and an anchor for Europe. As a woman in a bastion of masculinity, she understood how to deal with alpha males in politics. Meanwhile, her opponents consistently underestimated her.

Merkel’s strength is endorsed in this documentary by politicians such as Tony Blair and Hillary Clinton, and by journalists who followed her career closely. We also regularly hear her own voice in past interviews. (source: www.idfa.nl)

Eva Weber, UK, 2022, 95 min. German spoken, Dutch subtitles.