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Behind the Headlines (2021)

Original title: Hinter den Schlagzeilen

2021-04-23 · 1h 30m · DE
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Two years after the Panama Papers scandal, two investigative journalists at Germany’s largest newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung, are ready with a series of new revelations while researchin the assassination of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galicia and a mysterious arms dealer linked to the Iranian nuclear missile programme. When a secret video gets leaked to them in 2019, the journalists have the opportunity to uncover a new scandal, today known as ‘Ibiza-Gate’, involving the Austrian Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache.

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Marc BauderWriterDaniel SagerDirector, Writer

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Andreas GerickeAndreas GerickeSelfPhilipp GrüllPhilipp GrüllSelfWolfgang KrachWolfgang KrachSelfSebastian KurzSebastian KurzSelf (archive footage)Hannes MunzingerHannes MunzingerSelfFrederik ObermaierFrederik ObermaierSelfBastian ObermayerBastian ObermayerSelfGeorg A. RauscherGeorg A. RauscherSelfEdward SnowdenEdward SnowdenSelfHeinz-Christian StracheHeinz-Christian StracheSelf (archive footage)

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What is Behind the Headlines about?

Two years after the Panama Papers scandal, two investigative journalists at Germany’s largest newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung, are ready with a series of new revelations while researchin the assassination of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galicia and a mysterious arms dealer linked to the Iranian nuclear missile programme. When a secret video gets leaked to them in 2019, the journalists have the opportunity to uncover a new scandal, today known as ‘Ibiza-Gate’, involving the Austrian Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache.

How long is Behind the Headlines?

Behind the Headlines has a runtime of 90 minutes.