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Chancellor Merkel's moral stance on refugees divides Germany in this revealing historical drama.
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Angela Merkel's decision in autumn 2015 to open the borders for refugees split the country - some praised the moral stance, others criticized the surrender of sovereignty. Yet what would appear to be well-planned activity is in reality a policy of muddling along, chance, trial and error.
"Angela Merkel é a mulher que mais ficou no posto de chanceler da Alemanha e é uma das mais influentes líderes femininas do mundo. Este filme para TV é um retrato de como Merkel se portou diante da crise de refugiados que assolou a Europa em 2015. Não só isso, a produção é também uma baita aula de história para quem não sabe de tudo que aconteceu nesta época. ‘Die Getriebenen’ consegue abranger desde fatos mais conhecidos até os bastidores do que ocorreu na Alemanha. Angela Merkel is the woman who has held the office of Chancellor of Germany the longest and is one of the most influential female leaders in the world. This TV movie is a portrait of how Merkel handled the refugee crisis that swept Europe in 2015. Not only that, the production is also a great history lesson for those who don't know everything that happened at this time. 'Die Getriebenen' covers both well-known facts and the backstage of what happened in Germany."