
2022
In the chaotic, highly emotional period after the First World War in 1918, the foreign ministers Gustav Stresemann (1878-1929) and Aristide Briand (1862-1932) put all their energies into trying to lead their countries, Germany and France, which were at enmity with each other, into a peaceful future and a united Europe. After their deaths, Europe has to go through a second hell before the plan of these two visionaries succeeds. The cinematic mix of archive footage and re-enactments shows two statesmen, full of facts and emotion, who give each other nothing in difficult negotiations, but at the same time hold on to their shared vision. Even if these two human lives were not enough to reap the fruits of their labor, they sowed the seeds for the next generation. In 1926, Aristide Briand and Gustav Stresemann were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. It is a sign that the peoples of the world believe in a Europe at peace.

Michael Mendl
Aristide Briand

Ulrich Gebauer
Gustav Stresemann

Annika Olbrich
Louise Weiss

Ulrike Knobloch
Käte Stresemann

Steffen Böye
Leopold von Hoesch

Hanns Jörg Krumpholz
Pierre de Margerie

Elmar Gutmann
Edgar Vincent Lord D'Abernon

Silas Degen
Aristide Briand (jung)

Jonas Daubner
Gustav Stresemann (jung)

Roland Kalweit
Theophil Leger

Katerina Kantor
Madame Leger

Mathias Max Herrmann
Geheimrat

Henning Hartmann
Geheimrat

Rainer Frank
Staatssekretär

Paul Busche
Sekretär

Herbert Schäfer
Erzähler

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The Deluge

La Conférence de la honte

Elizabeth II, 70 ans de règne de secrets et de scandales

New Orleans That Was

The Burning Times

Nelly Don the Musical Movie

The Flood of ‘55

Minuta ticha

Mozart's Sister

Tales of Old Rumney

War on the Diamond

The Show

Die Keltinnen

The Last Arthouse Theater in Maceió

Pledge To Peace

The Burnt City

Western Sahara determined

Captain Elliot's Circle