Black Box Germany

”Black Box Germany” steps back in German history, it shows the Federal Republic of Germany of the 70s and 80s. The country is polarised by the power struggle of the German state and the “Red Army Fraction” and thus constantly on the brink of civil war. The society is torn apart, the fronts are irreconcilable. The life stories of both Wolfgang Grams and Alfred Herrhausen are tragically linked to this era. Grams is the one who takes up arms for moral rigour; Herrhausen however seizes power and dies when powerful. Their resumés lead through the enemy camps of the Federal Republic, through opposing worlds that have had a speechless and uncomprehending attitude towards each other until now. What happened back then seems to belong to a remote past, but the wounds that were caused have not yet healed. Black Box Germany tells the story of the Federal Republic of Germany showing not only the opposite poles but also the story of the survivors. For them, too many questions remain unanswered and the void that was caused is too great to allow them to carry on regardless.