Hannelore Kohl was the brave political wife, the wife of the Eternal Chancellor. The reliable companion on his way to power. His campaigns were hers too. Last but not least, his success was based on her strength. Hannelore Kohl lived in her husband's iron power system. When she fell seriously ill, Hannelore Kohl retreated more and more from the light of the public to a life in the dark. Until she put an end to her life on July 5, 2001. The documentation chronologically traces the life of Hannelore Kohl using archive recordings from over half a century of German history.

Hannelore Kohl

Self (archive footage)

Helmut Kohl

Self (archive footage)

Rena Krebs

Self

Walter Kohl

Self

Peter Kohl

Self

Bernhard Vogel

Self

Edeltraud Otto

Self

Sabine Gräfin von Nayhauß-Cormons

Self

Kurt Biedenkopf

Self

Hilde Seeber

Self

Ecki Seeber

Self

• Raymond LeyDirector
• Stefan AustDirector
• Daniel BäumlerDirector
• Nico HofmannProducer
• Marc LepetitProducer
• Leif AlexisProducer
• Daniela HanusEditor

Release date

May 1, 2020

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 26m

Genres

Documentary

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