Annette Gerhardt

Andreas Dresen is one of the most successful German directors. The documentary accompanies him through the year 2023 until the opening evening at the Filmmuseum Potsdam, which is honoring him and his team with an exhibition and film series. The portrait looks at his career, his artistic work and social commitment. Numerous companions have their say.

Glyphosate and its consequences: since the mid-1990s, parts of Europe have been plagued by mysterious animal deaths. And farmers are also falling ill. Scientists were baffled for a long time until high levels of the pesticide glyphosate were found in the animals. Millions of liters of such pesticides are used every year in European agriculture alone.

The story of an empire: From its founding in 1922 to its dissolution in 1991, the Soviet Union was shaped by revolutionary idealism, but also by oppression and decay. The USSR evolved from Stalinist terror through the Thaw under Khrushchev to political processes such as glasnost and perestroika under Gorbachev. Finally, in 1991, it collapsed.