
Am Abgrund
TV Movie · Thriller
Overview
Gerd Meineke is a committed member of the Bundestag and member of the Parliamentary Assembly in the Council of Europe. And he has a problem: Leyla, the daughter of his partner Alina, was taken into custody as an opposition figure in her country of origin, Azerbaijan. The blogger fights there for democracy and against environmental destruction. Gerd travels to Baku as an election observer for the Council of Europe, where he wants to campaign for the release of Leyla and other political prisoners. Only on site does he realize that the government and the lobbyists of influential companies are using politicians like him to gain credibility for the ruthless, environmentally destructive extraction of critical raw materials. Leyla and her friend Valentina open his eyes to the extent of corruption that does not stop at Western European politicians. Will Gerd, together with Leyla and the help of her friend, be able to make the corruption of politics public?
Top Cast


Hans-Jochen Wagner
Hans-Jochen Wagner
Gerd Meineke
Hans-Jochen Wagner
Gerd Meineke


Jasmin Tabatabai
Jasmin Tabatabai
Alina Kasparjan
Jasmin Tabatabai
Alina Kasparjan


Luna Jordan
Luna Jordan
Leyla Kasparjan
Luna Jordan
Leyla Kasparjan


Alina Levshin
Alina Levshin
Valentina Akhmedowa
Alina Levshin
Valentina Akhmedowa


Heiner Lauterbach
Heiner Lauterbach
Herbert Pfleiderer
Heiner Lauterbach
Herbert Pfleiderer


Navid Negahban
Navid Negahban
Tofik Gasimov
Navid Negahban
Tofik Gasimov


Johanna-Christine Gehlen
Johanna-Christine Gehlen
Kerstin Strauch
Johanna-Christine Gehlen
Kerstin Strauch


Axel Milberg
Axel Milberg
Konrad Günther
Axel Milberg
Konrad Günther


Janina Hartwig
Janina Hartwig
Dahlia Cremona
Janina Hartwig
Dahlia Cremona


Sebastian Bezzel
Sebastian Bezzel
Klaus Grothoff
Sebastian Bezzel
Klaus Grothoff
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