The credits roll, but the trauma doesn't. German cinema's dirty secret finally speaks up.
Insults, humiliation, violence, sexual assault - the world behind the camera and the scenes can be a nightmare for many theater and film professionals. Apparently there is a real climate of fear in some film and theater productions. Some directors, but also well-known actors, apparently abuse their power and treat those around them on set or on stage with contempt or even abuse. Individual cases have been known for years, including under #metoo. But are they really isolated cases? Or can directors and actors allow themselves anything because the system allows it? In their three-year research, the documentary filmmakers spoke to more than 200 film and theater professionals about the problems in their industry. How much responsibility do the alleged perpetrators bear for abuse of power and how much responsibility does the financiers, production companies, broadcasters and also the audience bear?
Direction
Zengerling and Gantner let survivors speak without spectacle.
Editing
200 voices woven into a damning pattern, not isolated incidents.
Director
Zita Zengerling
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released amid Germany's own delayed #MeToo reckoning, where 'Autorenkino' (director-as-auteur) culture has long protected powerful men.
The 200 interviewees include several who appeared in productions by directors later publicly accused, their anonymity preserving careers while speaking truth.
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