Nach der Idylle

Brexit, Trump, nothing seems certain anymore - and suddenly, all eyes are on Germany, which is seen as a bastion of stability. The grace period is over. The question arises: What kind of country do we live in? Thomas Medicus wants to find out. He travels through Germany and meets people with unique perspectives: a wedding planner from Leipzig reveals the security needs of thirty-somethings, a German-Turkish member of parliament shows how ambivalent the demand for integration can be, and a Polish cleaner in Berlin shares her small joys. But it's not just people; places, as diverse as they can be, also shape this country: Medicus travels to Wittenberge, marked by deindustrialization, and to Tegernsee, where a parallel society thrives in alpine idyll; he searches in the secular north.