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Wackersdorf

Wackersdorf

20186.52h 0m

Overview

Not an easy decision! District Administrator Hans Schuierer from the Upper Palatinate first opposed his own political line in 1981 and finally against the entire Bavarian Free State and Prime Minister Strauss. Because the planned reprocessing plant Wackersdorf promised 3,000 new jobs for the structurally weak region - but what if these are associated with massive health and ecological damage for future generations? Isn't it then the duty of a politician and citizen to resist?

Directed by Oliver Haffner
Written by Oliver Haffner, Gernot Krää
Produced by Ingo Fliess
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Top Cast

August Zirner

August Zirner

Innenminister

Anna Maria Sturm

Anna Maria Sturm

Monika

Johannes Zeiler

Johannes Zeiler

Hans Schuierer

Marlene Morreis

Marlene Morreis

Frau Knapp

Fabian Hinrichs

Fabian Hinrichs

Karlheinz Billinger

Thomas Limpinsel

Thomas Limpinsel

Gegenfurtner

Sigi Zimmerschied

Sigi Zimmerschied

Umweltminister

Florian Brückner

Florian Brückner

Vollmann

Johannes Herrschmann

Johannes Herrschmann

Pirner

Andreas Nickl

Andreas Nickl

Eberwein

Themes & Keywords

police brutalitynuclearpolitical protestsocial democrat1980s

About Wackersdorf

Wackersdorf is a drama, history film released in 2018 exploring themes of police brutality, nuclear, political protest, social democrat, 1980s. Directed by Oliver Haffner, it stars August Zirner, Anna Maria Sturm, Johannes Zeiler. Not an easy decision! District Administrator Hans Schuierer from the Upper Palatinate first opposed his own political line in 1981 and finally against the entire Bavarian Free State and Prime Minister Strauss. Because the planned reprocessing plant Wackersdorf promised 3,000 new jobs for the structurally weak region - but what if these are associated with massive health and ecological damage for future generations? Isn't it then the duty of a politician and citizen to resist?

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