The Billions of Others
Eastern Germany: Capitalism without Capital?
90 mins
The market regulates everything! Diligence and work create prosperity! Capitalism needs growth! What is the truth behind the great principles of capitalism? And how do they work in Eastern Germany - a region that has been a capitalist test laboratory for around 30 years? It is symbolic of various places in the world that are going through similar processes. Renowned economic experts answer questions. How does a large-scale settlement of a global corporation like DHL take place and what must politics make possible for this? What happens when investors pour around a billion euros into one of the largest real estate projects in Europe in the Baltic Sea resort of Binz (Prora) on the Island of Rügen and no place is created that is worth living in? And how are the people in places like Zeitz, which capitalism has obviously forgotten? The film takes you through various stations, through the strongholds of Eastern German capitalism and the places where capitalism has not yet arrived.
Harald Günther
Bank Angel
Ulrike Malmendier
Self - Interviewee
Cornelius Pollmer
Self - Interviewee
Ulrike Herrmann
Self - Interviewee
Peter Jungen
Self - Interviewee
Daniel Hannemann
Self - Interviewee
Simon Schandert
Self - Interviewee
Kai Gardeja
Self - Interviewee
Rolf Hoffmeister
Self - Interviewee
Dörte Sasse
Self - Interviewee
Andreas Horn
Self - Interviewee
Ines Will
Self - Interviewee
Christian Thieme
Self - Interviewee
Markus Otto
Self - Interviewee
Britta Böhme
Self - Interviewee
Serkan Tuncer
Self - Interviewee
David Dzialas
Self - Interviewee
Steffen Amme
Self - Interviewee
Holger Sasse
Self - Interviewee
Georg Milbrandt
Self (archive footage)
Constantin Schreiber
Self (archive footage)
Christoph Eder
Director
Christoph Eder
Writer
Tom Fröhlich
Director
Tom Fröhlich
Writer
Mitja Hagelüken
Director of Photography
Adrienne Hudson
Editor
Stefanie Kosik
Editor
Martin Menzel
Editor
Dennis Streckfuß
Sound
Urs Hauck
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sebastian Peuker
Graphic Designer
Christoph Sturm
Color Grading
Philipp Baben der Erde
Director of Photography
Mandy Peterat
Production Design
Sarah Te Laak
Makeup Designer
Wiebke Christin Lebus
Costume Design
Benjamin Benjo Lange
Assistant Director
Yassin Khateeb
Gaffer
Johann Niegl
Sound
Maria Lan Duong
Unit Manager
Sabrina Volkmer
Production Manager
Frank Seidel
Production Manager
Michael Schönherr
Producer
Olaf Jacobs
Producer
Silke Heinz
Commissioning Editor