Herr Wichmann von der CDU

Summer 2002: Bundestag election campaign in the Uckermark/Oberbarnim region, in the far northeast of Brandenburg. A rural constituency with a low population density, in recent years many, especially young people, have left the region. Unemployment is at 25 percent, and the prospects are bleak. Henryk Wichmann, 25, is a direct candidate of the CDU. 'Fresh wind brings movement into politics' is his slogan, with which he is going into the difficult fight for the majority in the constituency. The region is traditionally social democratic, Wichmann's opponent from the SPD is Markus Meckel and won the last elections with 52 percent of the vote. For the election campaign, Wichmann, who is studying law in Berlin, has taken a sabbatical. It would hardly be possible otherwise: information booths, discussion rounds, advertisements, press appointments, posters and postcards - almost everything is organized and financed by the candidates themselves on site. Henryk Wichmann has to invest around 30,000 euros in his campaign, donations from CDU members and support from his family help him. In wind and weather, Henryk Wichmann moves through the constituency with an advertising umbrella and information stand...

With 'Herr Wichmann von der CDU', director Andreas Dresen presented a documentary for the first time since 1994.