The Lawyers (Die Anwälte - Eine deutsche Geschichte) 15 years old

A German Story

In the early 1970s, Otto Schily and Hans-Christian Ströbele were part of the group of attorneys of the left-wing extraparliamentary opposition in Germany. In this function, they, for instance, represented the militant Horst Mahler in court. One thing that united all three of them was their goal to create a new and different republic. They viewed Federal Germany as an oppressor of political freedom and as a vassal of the United States. Today, Schily is a former Federal Minister of the Interior with a firmly conservative stance and Ströbele is a well-respected member of the left wing of the Green Party in the German parliament while Mahler has again come into conflict with the law because of his extremist right-wing activities.

Credits

The Lawyers Cast

Name	Character
Horst Mahler He was 73, now 88 years old	as Himself
Hans-Christian Ströbele He was 70, now 85 years old	as Himself
Otto Schily He was 77, now 92 years old	as Himself

The Lawyers Crew

Name	Department
Birgit Schulz as Director.	Directing
Birgit Schulz as Writer.	Writing