Die Welt steht still (2021)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 0.965 |
Directed By
Anno Saul
Crew
Dorothee Schön
Anno Saul
Tobias Haas
Jessica de Rooij
Rebecca Gerling
Rike Russig
Iris Trescher
Martin L. Ludwig
Jutta Lieck-Klenke
Anne-Lena Dwyer
Daniel Blum
Benjamin Schubert
Kai Storck
Matthias Schmidt
Charlotte Chang
Barbara Zschetzsche
Roger Daute
TOP CAST
Natalia Wörner
Dr. Carolin Mellau
Marcus Mittermeier
Stefan Mellau
Klaus Pohl
Karlheinz Schwarz
Lena Stolze
Annette Schwarz
Lilly Barshy
Luzy Mellau
Jona Eisenblätter
Tim Mellau
Bettina Stucky
Petra Bollmann
Elisabeth Schwarz
Carolins Mutter
Ursula Andermatt
Madame Laurent
Atheer Adel
Sami Aslan
Nikolai Kinski
Dr. Maxime Durant
Jörg Pose
Prof. Hasenclever
Oskar Belton
Noah
Johannes Klaußner
Mirko
Moritz Leu
Oliver
Antonia Bill
Alexandra
Remy Jane Johansson
Lara
Philippe Goos
Max Schwertfeger
Monika Wegener
Pflegerin im Seniorenheim
Michael del Coco
Italienischer Arzt
Ralph Hönicke
Arzt auf Intensivstation
Heike Falkenberg
Pfarrerin
Markus Frank
Vater von Lara
Eva Patricia Dietrich
Frau Krumbiegel
Eva Bretzinger
Assistenzärztin
Andra Kennedy
Frau Leclerc
Inga Lessmann
Tochter Schwarz
Noah Boehm
Sohn Krumbiegel
Jan Ruff
Herr Krumbiegel
Johanna Link
Nachtschwester Maja
Sebastian Haase
Sicherheitsmann
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