GOTT by Ferdinand von Schirach

DE 2020 Director: Lars Kraume, Duration: 93 minutes, FSK: 12

The special film in cooperation with the DGHS, the German Society for Humane Dying.

In November 2020, the Erste broadcasted the TV film with a top-class cast including Barbara Auer, Lars Eidinger, Matthias Habich, Ulrich Matthes, Anna Maria Mühe, Christiane Paul, Götz Schubert and Ina Weisse, which was directed by multi-award-winning director Lars Kraume based on the play and book of the same name "GOTT von Ferdinand von Schirach".

According to a ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court in February 2020, a person may end their life with medical assistance - through medication and the help of a doctor.

After the death of his wife, Richard Gärtner, a former architect, has only one wish: "I want to die." The 78-year-old invokes the ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court and wants to take his own life in a self-determined and legal manner. Not abroad, but with the help of his family doctor
Dr. Brandt. But she refuses to administer the lethal drug to her healthy patient.

Who owns our lives? Who decides on our death? These questions are discussed in a fictional ethics council. In this session, the family doctor explains her convictions, while constitutional lawyer Litten discusses the legal situation, Bishop Thiel presents the position of the church and medical
ziner Sperling presents the arguments of the Medical Association.

After the first broadcast, TV viewers were able to cast their votes online and by telephone. Around 546,000 viewers took part in the ARD survey ("vote"). They had to answer the following questions: "Under what circumstances should a person be helped to take their own life? Does the state have to make self-determined dying possible? Should Mr. Gärtner receive the lethal medication?"

The plot and facts may sound dry at first, but the nuanced, intense intimate play with a top ensemble provides goosebumps and lingers for a long time.

10.30 am: Admission to the movie
11.00 am: Movie

Admission prices: (per person)
Film: €4 (without reservation, free choice of seats)
Box office: Tickets can only be purchased on site.