How do you become a politician? By getting elected, of course! But what exactly does a candidate experience during a state election campaign? That's what filmmaker Maximilian E. Auer wants to find out. He follows a candidate in Bavaria for a year with his camera. Not everything goes smoothly, and the aspiring politician is often confronted with a lack of interest and a variety of stressful situations. Emotional and exciting, this documentary shows the hardships behind a political candidacy – a real docu-political drama in the style of direct cinema. The film HOW TO BE A POLITICIAN by Maximilian E. Auer stages this discourse cinematically and offers a clear insight into the often invisible but challenging process of political advancement. With a mix of personal interviews, documentary sequences and authentic everyday scenes, Auer sheds light on the factors that enable the leap into politics and the inner conflicts that arise in the process. In doing so, the central conflict becomes clear: how to reconcile personal ambition with the desire to take responsibility for the community. “Like reality TV, only actually true!” (Filmstil)
Accompany young politicians on their way into the tough world of politics.
How do you become a politician? By getting elected, of course! But what exactly does a candidate experience during a state election campaign? That's what filmmaker Maximilian E. Auer wants to find out. He follows a candidate in Bavaria for a year with his camera. Not everything goes smoothly, and the aspiring politician is often confronted with a lack of interest and a variety of stressful situations. Emotional and exciting, this documentary shows the hardships behind a political candidacy – a real docu-political drama in the style of direct cinema.
The film HOW TO BE A POLITICIAN by Maximilian E. Auer stages this discourse cinematically and offers a clear insight into the often invisible but challenging process of political advancement. With a mix of personal interviews, documentary sequences and authentic everyday scenes, Auer sheds light on the factors that enable the leap into politics and the inner conflicts that arise in the process. In doing so, the central conflict becomes clear: how to reconcile personal ambition with the desire to take responsibility for the community.
“Like reality TV, only actually true!” (Filmstil)