Am Abgrund
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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?
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Cast
26 people
Hans-Jochen Wagner
Gerd Meineke
Known for
Isi & Ossi
Lore
Jasmin Tabatabai
Alina Kasparjan
Known for
Bandits
Four Minutes
Luna Jordan
Leyla Kasparjan
Known for
Sleeping Dog
Alina Levshin
Valentina Akhmedowa
Known for
Generation War
Combat Girls
Heiner Lauterbach
Herbert Pfleiderer
Known for
The Collini Case
Welcome to Hartmanns
Navid Negahban
Tofik Gasimov
Known for
Legion
Aladdin
Johanna-Christine Gehlen
Kerstin Strauch
Also in
Lilly Schönauer - Für immer und einen Tag
Mein Weg zu Dir
Axel Milberg
Konrad Günther
Known for
Sebastian Fitzek's Therapy
Wetlands
Janina Hartwig
Dahlia Cremona
Also in
For Heaven's Sake
Willkommen in Kölleda
Sebastian Bezzel
Klaus Grothoff
Known for
Dampfnudelblues
Lassie Come Home
Martin Brambach
Andreas
Known for
The Counterfeiters
The Lives of Others
Christine Sommer
Andrea
Known for
Operation Valkyrie
Daniel Harrich Director · Jörg Lemberg Composer Walter Harrich Cinematographer
First release March 1, 2024 · Produced in Germany · Production SWR, WDR
Production
DIWA Film GmbH
Production
SWR
Production
WDR
Production
BR
Production
SR
Production
ARD
Production
Germany
Produced in
Finding Leyla
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Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · March 1, 2024
Digital · ARD media library
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
March 6, 2024 · TV · Das Erste
March 12, 2024 · TV · One
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