The Mayoress

(2022)

★ 8 IMDb · 1 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2022

Runtime: 89 мин

Country: Germany

Director: Christiane Balthasar

Cast: Anna Schudt, Felix Klare, Jule Hermann, Александр Байер, Uwe Preuss, Michael Sideris, Marleen Lohse, Katharina Behrens, Карл Филлип Бенцшавель, Christian Hockenbrink

Plot

Claudia Voss, honorary mayoress, is presented with a fait accompli when her Southern German district decides to build a refugee centre in her town. Some of the population are fuming and resistance grows, but there are equal amounts of willingness to help and empathy. Unexpectedly, the committed wife and mother attracts the attention of right-wing circles and faces attempts to intimidate her. The more Claudia Voss tries to mediate, the stronger the hostility becomes. A gripping contemporary thriller which paints a nuanced picture of the challenges brought by an increasingly polarized political reality. No exception, but instead a widespread, alarming phenomenon in today’s democratic societies.