Thomas de Maizière

Who is Angela Merkel? What motivates and inspires her? Merkel remains a puzzle to the German public, when, after ten years of carefully calculated steps, of "politics of hesitation", she takes unprecedented action during the European refugee crisis. This documentary follows her political biography - from an East German physicist to the most powerful woman in the world.

Interviews and archival materials paint a portrait of the enigmatic former German chancellor, from her East German youth to her unparalleled career.