Germany was reunified more than 30 years ago, but recently, the country has taken a significant step backwards in terms of growing together. TV presenter Jessy Wellmer, who feels at home in both East and West, traces the deep rift - and sets out in search of a way for German reunification to still succeed.
Jessy Wellmer was born in Güstrow in Mecklenburg in 1979. She was nine years old when the Wall came down. Today she is known as the host of sports and political TV programs. Since studying in Berlin, she has traveled all over the country. In the West, people ask her what's going on with people in the East. East Germans want her to explain the West to them. This role as a mediator is one of her life's themes.
Since Russia's attack on Ukraine, Wellmer is concerned to see that many in the East are becoming radicalized and that there is a growing feeling that they don't have much in common with West Germans. Conversely, she observes that many West Germans perceive East Germans primarily as a disruptive factor. Why is that the case? What has gone wrong? And above all, how can we get out of this situation?
For Wellmer, the GDR era and the reunification phase are part of Germany's shared history. Instead of presenting simplistic answers, she takes a close look and takes the different stories and narratives seriously.
