Fatal News (2016)

Original title: Der Fall Barschel

West Germany, 1987. The politician Uwe Barschel (1944-87), member of the Christian Democratic Union party and Minister-President of the Schleswig-Holstein region, is found dead in very sinister circumstances. Reporter David Burger pledges to find the truth behind one of the most important political scandals in German history, investigating countless speculations and conspiracy theories as he fights his own personal demons.

Fatal News

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as Ray as Kay Steenkamp

Alexander Fehling

Alexander Fehling

as David Burger

Fabian Hinrichs

Fabian Hinrichs

Matthias Matschke

Matthias Matschke

as Uwe Barschel

as Giselle Neumayer

as Walter Brauneck

as Simone Burger

Martin Brambach

Martin Brambach

as Reiner Pfeiffer

Paula Kalenberg

Paula Kalenberg

Patrick Hastert

Patrick Hastert

as Monsieur Lombard

as Georg Szepanski

as Eike Barschel

as Himself (archive footage)

as Attorney General Hasse

as Self (archive footage)

Franz Josef Strauß

Franz Josef Strauß

as Self (archive footage)

Gerhard Stoltenberg

Gerhard Stoltenberg

as Self (archive footage)

Hans-Dietrich Genscher

Hans-Dietrich Genscher

as Self (archive footage)

as Self (archive footage)

as Self (archive footage)

as Self (archive footage)

as Self (archive footage)

Ruhollah Khomeini

Ruhollah Khomeini

as Self (archive footage)

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