S1 E1 · Angela Merkel – Schicksalsjahre einer Kanzlerin
Angela Merkel ‧ The Fateful Years of a Chancellor — Season 1, Episode 4: Episode 4: World out of joint
Documentary • 33 min • 1 season, 5 episodes • ★ 7.0/10
Episode synopsis
Crisis year 2015: Euro crisis, war in eastern Ukraine, refugee question in Europe. Troubled times. Angela Merkel makes a decision that continues to polarize today: she allows refugees to enter Germany from Hungary without registering or checking their asylum claim. And she tells the Germans, “We can do it!” The Chancellor is taking a stand. It divides the country and ultimately leads to the AfD becoming stronger. Angela Merkel, the most powerful woman in Germany, is becoming an enemy. Why did she act the way she did during the crisis?
About Angela Merkel ‧ The Fateful Years of a Chancellor
Angela Merkel, Germany's first female chancellor, ended the "Merkel era" in 2021 after 16 years and with it a remarkable rise from "Kohl's girl" to "the most powerful woman in the world". Today their legacy is overshadowed by the climate crisis, Russia and the refugee issue. Two and a half years after her departure, the documentary series sheds light on the key years of her career and chancellorship, including Samira El Ouassil, LeFloid, Marina Weisband and Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer. The series focuses on the view of the “Merkel Generation” on the chancellorship of the first woman at the head of Germany.