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Die Welt steht still

2021-11-08 · 90 min · ★ 7.2

Drama · TV Movie

When the pictures from Bergamo in Italy go around the world in spring 2020, even non-medical people know what the word pandemic means. The previously unknown Coronavirus is spreading rapidly across the planet. Four days later, exit and contact restrictions also apply in Germany. Since then, the life of the Konstanz intensive care physician Dr. Carolin Mellau and her family on their heads. The female doctor becomes a member of the crisis team and is on duty around the clock to prepare the clinic for the impending emergency. As an anesthesiologist intubating those infected with COVID-19, she herself carries a high risk of infection. Meanwhile, her husband Stefan has to cancel his concerts as a musician, is no longer allowed to teach his music students and is suddenly sitting at home without an income. Teenage daughter Luzy is not allowed to see her Swiss boyfriend because the border is closed. She and brother Tim cannot go to school. But the worst case for the family is yet to come.

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Directors
Anno Saul
Production companies
Network Movie, ZDF
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

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Natalia WörnerNatalia WörnerDr. Carolin Mellau
Marcus MittermeierMarcus MittermeierStefan Mellau
Klaus PohlKlaus PohlKarlheinz Schwarz
Lena StolzeLena StolzeAnnette Schwarz
Lilly BarshyLilly BarshyLuzy Mellau
Jona EisenblätterJona EisenblätterTim Mellau
Bettina StuckyBettina StuckyPetra Bollmann
Elisabeth SchwarzElisabeth SchwarzCarolins Mutter
Ursula AndermattMadame Laurent
Atheer AdelAtheer AdelSami Aslan
Nikolai KinskiNikolai KinskiDr. Maxime Durant
Jörg PoseJörg PoseProf. Hasenclever
Oskar BeltonOskar BeltonNoah
Johannes KlaußnerJohannes KlaußnerMirko
Moritz LeuMoritz LeuOliver
Antonia BillAntonia BillAlexandra
Remy Jane JohanssonLara
Philippe GoosPhilippe GoosMax Schwertfeger
Monika WegenerMonika WegenerPflegerin im Seniorenheim
Michael del CocoMichael del CocoItalienischer Arzt

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