
DIEUNBUGSAMENtellsthestoryofwomenintheBonnrepublicwholiterallyhadtofightfortheirparticipationinthedemocraticdecision-makingprocessesagainstsuccess-obsessedandofficiallydrunkmenlikerealpioneers.Undaunted,ambitiousandwithinfinitepatience,theyfollowedtheirpathanddefiedprejudiceandsexualdiscrimination.Politiciansfrombackthenhavetheirsaytoday.Hermemoriesarefunnyandbitteratthesametime,absurdandattimesterrifyinglytopical.ThedocumentaryfilmmakerandjournalistTorstenKörner("AngelaMerkel-TheUnexpected")hassucceededincreatinganemotionallymovingchronicleofWestGermanpoliticsfromthe1950storeunification,intertwinedwithpartiallyunseenarchivecuttings.Theimageshehasfoundunfoldaforcethatallowscinematoberediscoveredasaplaceofpoliticalself-assurance.Aninsightfulcontemporarydocumentthatmakesanunmistakablecontributiontothecurrentdiscussion.