Die Welt steht still

Die Welt steht still

2021 · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Drama, TV Movie

When the pictures from Bergamo in Italy go around the world in spring 2020, even non-medical people know what the word pandemic means. The previously unknown Coronavirus is spreading rapidly across the planet. Four days later, exit and contact restrictions also apply in Germany. Since then, the life of the Konstanz intensive care physician Dr. Carolin Mellau and her family on their heads. The female doctor becomes a member of the crisis team and is on duty around the clock to prepare the clinic for the impending emergency. As an anesthesiologist intubating those infected with COVID-19, she herself carries a high risk of infection. Meanwhile, her husband Stefan has to cancel his concerts as a musician, is no longer allowed to teach his music students and is suddenly sitting at home without an income. Teenage daughter Luzy is not allowed to see her Swiss boyfriend because the border is closed. She and brother Tim cannot go to school. But the worst case for the family is yet to come.

Directed by Anno Saul · Written by Dorothee Schön

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Natalia Wörner Dr. Carolin Mellau
Marcus Mittermeier Stefan Mellau
Klaus Pohl Karlheinz Schwarz
Lena Stolze Annette Schwarz
Lilly Barshy Luzy Mellau
Jona Eisenblätter Tim Mellau
Bettina Stucky Petra Bollmann
Elisabeth Schwarz Carolins Mutter
Ursula Andermatt Madame Laurent
Atheer Adel Sami Aslan
Nikolai Kinski Dr. Maxime Durant
Jörg Pose Prof. Hasenclever

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