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- Kinder der FluchtE13
Kinder der FluchtThey are among the last living witnesses of flight, expulsion and deportation at the end of the Second World War. Today they are well over 80; back then they were children. Never before have they reported so emotionally and mercilessly in public about their traumatic experiences at the end of the war and in the early post-war years. Infested with lice and half-starved, they camped in the open air, in the rubble of big cities or along the railway lines. Some lost their parents and wandered around as orphans. Others narrowly escaped death themselves, through luck, coincidence or an unexpected helping hand. All of them are scarred by the events for their entire lives. They recognize themselves in the children who are now fleeing the war in Ukraine. - Roncalli - Macht der ManegeE50
Roncalli - Macht der Manege"Roncalli - Power of the Circus" tells the story of Bernhard Paul, a man who no one thought capable of founding a circus and who went on to build one of Germany's most popular entertainment brands. A journey that began 50 years ago with a dream of the circus and culminated in countless battles behind the ring. A circus that today performs in New York in front of stars like Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, and Scarlett Johansson. A man who, with his vision in the 1970s and 1980s, brought poetry and magic back to the world and allowed people to dream again in a crisis-ridden time. Bernhard Paul underestimates the conflict his revolution will provoke in the established circus world. Althoff, Barum, and Krone are the circus idols of his childhood, whom he looked up to, but who do not tolerate any blood outside the circus. Initially ridiculed, Circus Roncalli gradually becomes its fiercest competitor. Intrigue, betrayal, and public dismantling are the weapons Bernhard Paul uses to repeatedly threaten his dream. Naturally, those already established see things differently. They, along with many companions of Circus Roncalli, will speak for the first time in the documentary and share their perspectives on the story. With the help of chocolate factory heir and pop star André Heller, Bernhard Paul succeeds against all odds in making his dream of Roncalli come true. But Paul increasingly feels overshadowed by Heller and ultimately loses everything in a duel between the directors, hides his circus from debt collectors in the snow, and smuggles it from Austria to Germany. Here, he aims to conquer Europe's leading circus country, thus encroaching on the territory of the other predators. Hidden in an occupied factory, he gathers loyal companions around him. However, he can no longer trust anyone. With creativity, a healthy dose of cunning, and an iron will, Paul fights for Roncalli's resurrection. This awakens combative rivals who are determined to stop its triumphant advance by any means necessary. While the new form of circus is celebrated by celebrities and audiences, and is eventually invited to Moscow as the world's first Western circus behind the Iron Curtain, first the competition explodes - and then Chernobyl. The reactor disaster almost derails Roncalli's first international tour. But no one expects that the enemy is not in the former Soviet Union, but in their own ring. Just as little as they expected to be celebrated in New York 40 years later. No one dares to dream of such a thing at the time. - Verfolgt - Die sieben Leben des Dany DattelE51
Verfolgt - Die sieben Leben des Dany DattelIt is a moving life story, the likes of which are rare. It tells of persecution and rescue, of self-assertion and second persecution. German post-war history is the inspiration and is shockingly anti-Semitic. But Dany Dattel has never lost his courage and his sense of humor. For the first time, he reveals himself and travels with us to the fateful places of his life, to Auschwitz, to the children of his rescuers on the death march in the Czech Republic. An odyssey that takes us into the highly risky banking business. It is a deep look into West German history. With unscrupulous bankers and virulent anti-Semitism.
