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ZDF film Neues Land release

Overview

The ZDF television film ‘Neues Land’, directed by Esther Rauch, depicts the social and environmental complexities of structural change in a former German brown coal mining region. Set in the fictional town of Neukirch, the drama follows geologist Ina Sedlitz as she returns to her hometown to transfer her family hotel inheritance to her niece, Mara.

During her stay, Ina discovers geological instability near a lake formed from a former mining pit, suggesting a potential natural disaster. This discovery creates tension with the local tourism-focused perspective held by her father, Walter Sedlitz, the local mayor. The film explores themes of identity, family secrets, and the consequences of the coal phase-out in East Germany.

Entities

Neukirch · Esther Rauch · ZDF · Jörg Schüttauf · Ina

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    ZDF broadcasts family drama Neues Land

    The ZDF film “Neues Land” follows a geologist returning to a former brown coal mining region in Germany, where she uncovers geological instability and family secrets.

  2. [CULTURE] 13 sources
    ZDF film ‘Neues Land’ explores structural change in German mining regions

    ZDF’s drama ‘Neues Land’ follows a geologist returning to her former mining hometown, where she uncovers environmental threats and family secrets amidst regional structural change.

Sources

digitalfernsehen.de · promi-magazin.de