Claudia Voss, honorary mayoress, is presented with a fait accompli when her Southern German district decides to build a refugee centre in her town. Some of the population are fuming and resistance grows, but there are equal amounts of willingness to help and empathy. Unexpectedly, the committed wife and mother attracts the attention of right-wing circles and faces attempts to intimidate her. The more Claudia Voss tries to mediate, the stronger the hostility becomes. A gripping contemporary thriller which paints a nuanced picture of the challenges brought by an increasingly polarized political reality. No exception, but instead a widespread, alarming phenomenon in today’s democratic societies.
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Cast
24 people
Anna Schudt
Claudia Voss
Known for
Das Boot
Scene of the Crime
Felix Klare
Peter Voss
Known for
Woman of the Dead
Scene of the Crime
Jule Hermann
Leonie Voss
Known for
Fog in August
Alexander Beyer
Landauer
Known for
The Little Drummer Girl
Deutschland
Uwe Preuss
Gerhard Zöllner
Known for
Deutschland
The Signal
Michael Sideris
Herr Bäumer
Known for
Gigantic
Marleen Lohse
Nadine
Known for
The School of the Magical Animals
Frau Ella
Katharina Behrens
Annemarie
Known for
Furia
Carl Phillip Benzschawel
Hannes Bachmann
Known for
Locked in Society
Christian Hockenbrink
Michael Baumann
Known for
Boy 7
Reinhard Mahlberg
Knuth
Also in
Fabrik der Offiziere
Big Manni
David Hürten
Robert Bachmann
Known for
Blood Red Sky
The Crocodiles
Christiane Balthasar Director · Magnus Vattrodt Writer Hannes Hubach Cinematographer
First release October 3, 2022 · Produced in Germany · Production Network Movie
Production
ZDF
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Network Movie
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Germany
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Original title
Die Bürgermeisterin
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · October 3, 2022
Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
October 24, 2022 · TV
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