The Lawyers
“A German Story”
2009•1h 32m•5.7•Released
Documentary
In the early 1970s, Otto Schily and Hans-Christian Ströbele were part of the group of attorneys of the left-wing extraparliamentary opposition in Germany. In this function, they, for instance, represented the militant Horst Mahler in court. One thing that united all three of them was their goal to create a new and different republic. They viewed Federal Germany as an oppressor of political freedom and as a vassal of the United States. Today, Schily is a former Federal Minister of the Interior with a firmly conservative stance and Ströbele is a well-respected member of the left wing of the Green Party in the German parliament while Mahler has again come into conflict with the law because of his extremist right-wing activities.
Director
Birgit Schulz
Writer
Birgit Schulz
Languages
German
Studio
Bildersturm
Cast
Horst Mahler
Self
Otto Schily
Self
Hans-Christian Ströbele
Self
Production
Company
Bildersturm
Company
NDR
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