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I did not plan to see this movie, watched German News and afterwards this started. Somehow I managed to watch the full movie, I guess I wanted to see how bad it really is. The whole premise of this movie is leftist, sure. I can live with that. What it spoils is the lack of a real story and good acting. There are some talented German actors involved, but the acting appears mostly contrived. I give it 3 stars for a convincing depiction of Merkel.

I found the film very engaging and thought provoking. It forces us to face difficult question about the rights of the ones vs the rights of others, and to bore down to the fundamental meaning of what liberty and liberalism mean - basically, that the liberty of the one stops where the liberty of another starts - if the ones can trample on the existence of others with no consequences. While some parts of the film were a bit too cliché, on the whole it offered a good treatment of the climate change question from an ethical, legal (even if fictional) as well as justice (not the same as legal) perspective.

It has long ceased to be a question of left or conservative politics. First of all, the movie is an very important document esp. for the European population, to see how much and to which extent the several German Governments between 2000 and 2020 are involved in not following the necessary Climate and Ecological Politics to save the world. This is a fact. The next point is, that the movie is working throught the history of German and European Politics, considering the Industry and Business as the most important factor in all societies. I remember listening to chancellor Merkel many years ago, that she said: There is no alternative to growth. And this is the dilemma. That in the heads of Socialist and Conservative Governments never was an alternative to growth. they supported all industries to an inbelievable high extent. You, we, our children, grandchildren and all following generations will inherit a dystopian, nightmarish future, because no one feels responsible. Veiel is making a well-crafted film that was shot in the summer at a rapid pace and is already coming out a few months later. It seems a little lengthy at first, but just keeps getting better. The actors work well, but under high pressure, it seems, so that the characters cannot be told. But all in all better than good.

I saw the first few minutes. As a thinking citizen, I just had to switch off. I've never seen a worse film.

The ARD is supposed to be a neutral network funded by every household in Germany, with or without their will. It is very scary to see these funds and this platform being misused to broadcast Green Party and left Wing propaganda, because that is the only way to properly describe this horrible piece.