MASTERPLAN

MASTERPLAN

Direction: Volker Heise

DocumentaryMovieTV

Germany, 2025
90 Min.

I Want It All System Failure: The Cum-Ex Scandal

zero one film in Coproduction with NDR and SWR in in cooperation with BR, RBB und MDR.

TV premiere: 23. März 2025, ARD

Content

In November 2023, a meeting was held at Landhaus Adlon in Potsdam, the details of which were not intended to be made public. In January, Correctiv published an investigation into the event, triggering a wave of protest. More than three million people took to the streets across Germany to send a clear signal against xenophobic and right-wing tendencies. This documentary is dedicated to uncovering the events behind the closed doors of that conference. It not only reconstructs the background of the meeting but also examines its far-reaching consequences for media discourse and political developments leading up to the federal elections.

News

 ‘Masterplan – The Potsdam Meeting and its Consequences’ wins Catholic Media Award 2025

Award

‘Masterplan – The Potsdam Meeting and its Consequences’ wins Catholic Media Award 2025

Volker Heise's documentary film was awarded the Catholic Media Award 2025. The jury praised the work as an impressive contribution that focuses on social responsibility and democratic engagement.

In his laudatory speech, Michel Friedman emphasised that the film leaves no room for the excuse, ‘We didn't know’. He appealed to everyone to actively support democracy.

Credits

Written and directed by Volker Heise
Editing Andrew Bird and Sven Heußner
DoP Piotr Rosolowski, Markus Zucker, Tommy Keller
Music Johannes Repka
Graphic Design Darren Culley
Key Visual Maurice Weiss, Darren Culley
Sound Oliver Göbel
Line prducer Tassilo Aschauer
Editorial Timo Großpietsch (NDR), Mirjam Dolderer (SWR), Petra Felber (BR), Rolf Bergmann (RBB), Silke Heinz (MDR)
Producers Thomas Kufus and Bianca Krippendorf

Inspired by the research Geheimplan gegen Deutschland of CORRECTIV