| HELLO, DICTATOR. ORBÁN, THE EU AND THE RULE OF LAW (89 min) Germany/Hungary |
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Director: Michael Wech
Producer: Leopold Hoesch
Description:
It is a struggle about power and billions. Since the
summer of 2020, the majority of the EU states have been fighting to
make the granting of EU funds conditional. Only those who abide by
the rule of law should receive funds in the future. Hungarian Prime
Minister Viktor Orban is vehemently opposed. For good reasons? The
European community of values is struggling over its position. For
months. With his blackmailing veto, Orban plunges into a deep crisis,
in which Chancellor Merkel finally mediates. Is it appeasement with
the autocrat? A search for clues throughout Europe.
Biography:
Michael Wech, worked as a
trainee for the filmmaker and book author Egmont R. Koch. He has made
documentaries for ARTE, ARD, and 3sat, including Die
unheimliche Macht der Berater, Boris Becker – Der Spieler, Marine
Le Pen, Der lange Arm des IS, Todesflug MH 17, Konzerne klagen –
wir zahlen, Experiment Energiewende, and Gerhard Schröder – Kanzlerjahre.
His cinema documentary Resistance Fighters:
The Global Antibiotics Crisis was shown
worldwide and received the Impact Award at the Vancouver
International Film Festival, the Grand Prix at the Pariscience
Festival International du Film Scientifique, and was nominated for
the German Television Award. Michael Wech has received several awards
for his TV documentaries, including the German Television Award, the
German-French Journalism Award (with Stephan Lamby) and the
Holtzbrinck Prize for Business Journalism.
Leopold Hoesch is Emmy award
winner and the founder of the production company Broadview TV. He
graduated from the universities of Cologne and Seville with a Master
in Latin before switching to the film industry. Since founding the
company in 1999, he has produced more than 250 films - both for
television and for the big screen. The thematic focus of Broadview
TV's documentaries is on politics, history, arts, science, culture
and sport. Hoesch is German Ambassador of the International Academy
of Television Arts & Sciences.
Contact Information:
w: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/hellodictator
e: lilly.solms@broadview.tv
