Am Abgrund

Am Abgrund

2024 · 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?

Directed by Daniel Harrich · Written by Daniel Harrich

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Hans-Jochen Wagner Gerd Meineke
Jasmin Tabatabai Alina Kasparjan
Luna Jordan Leyla Kasparjan
Alina Levshin Valentina Akhmedowa
Heiner Lauterbach Herbert Pfleiderer
Navid Negahban Tofik Gasimov
Johanna-Christine Gehlen Kerstin Strauch
Axel Milberg Konrad Günther
Janina Hartwig Dahlia Cremona
Sebastian Bezzel Klaus Grothoff
Martin Brambach Andreas
Christine Sommer Andrea

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