Fatal News (Der Fall Barschel) 8 years old

Fatal News

The Barschel case is one of the most important political scandals in recent German history. Not least because it has remained unsolved. Countless speculations and conspiracy theories have grown up to the present day to the dramatic death of the politician Barschel. Director and Grimme Award winner Kilian Riedhof tells the mysterious story new and combines documentary with fictional to a virtuoso and breathless political thriller from the perspective of journalists.

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Fatal News Cast

Name Character
Antje Traue She was 34, now 43 years old as Giselle Neumayer
Paula Kalenberg She was 28, now 37 years old as Anja Pohle
Rolf Lassgård He was 60, now 68 years old as Ray
Margarita Broich She was 55, now 63 years old as Elfriede
Martin Brambach He was 47, now 56 years old as Reiner Pfeiffer
Matthias Matschke He was 46, now 55 years old as Uwe Barschel
Edgar Selge He was 67, now 76 years old as Walter Brauneck
Fabian Hinrichs He was 41, now 50 years old as Olaf Nissen
Stephan Schad He was 50, now 59 years old as Eike Barschel
Alexander Fehling He was 34, now 42 years old as David Burger
Patrick Hastert He was 55, now 64 years old as Monsieur Lombard
Rainer Bock He was 61, now 70 years old as Generalstaatsanwalt
Pauline Knof She was 35, now 43 years old as Nicole Nardin
Luise Heyer She was 30, now 39 years old as Simone Burger
Godehard Giese He was 43, now 52 years old as Georg Szepanski
Michael Schumacher He was 46, now 55 years old as Hans

Fatal News Crew

Name Department
Peter Hinderthür as Music. He was 44 (now 53) years old Sound
Benedict Neuenfels as Camera Supervisor. He was 49 (now 58) years old Camera
Kilian Riedhof as Director. He was 44 (now 52) years old Directing
Kilian Riedhof as Writer. He was 44 (now 52) years old Writing
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Fatal News (8 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, June 27, 2015
  • Runtime: 180 minutes