Weltmarktführer - Die Geschichte des Tan Siekmann

In this documentary, the focus is on an "achiever" with a drive to match his dream. During the recent dot.com boom, the 30-year-old Tan Siekmann, head of the Biodata company in the ISDN data encryption field, was a billionaire for a brief spell – until the bubble burst and the company went bankrupt. This is a fascinating and thrilling story about a person whose live was scarcely filled with a dull moment. In his gripping and insightful documentary WORLD MARKET LEADER – THE STORY OF TAN SIEKMANN, director Klaus Stern tells the story of a man of action who was first a winner and then one of the great losers of the so called New Market in Germany.

Keywords

  • capitalism
  • economy
  • lifestyle
  • Made in Germany
  • technology

Actors

  • Tan Siekmann
  • Stefan Schraps
  • Jörg Lamprecht
  • Fritz Westhelle

Director

  • Klaus Stern

Documentary, Independent


1h 34min


0 FSK

DE

Germany
2004
In this documentary, the focus is on an "achiever" with a drive to match his dream. During the recent dot.com boom, the 30-year-old Tan Siekmann, head of the Biodata company in the ISDN data encryption field, was a billionaire for a brief spell – until the bubble burst and the company went bankrupt. This is a fascinating and thrilling story about a person whose live was scarcely filled with a dull moment.

In this documentary, the focus is on an "achiever" with a drive to match his dream. During the recent dot.com boom, the 30-year-old Tan Siekmann, head of the Biodata company in the ISDN data encryption field, was a billionaire for a brief spell – until the bubble burst and the company went bankrupt. This is a fascinating and thrilling story about a person whose live was scarcely filled with a dull moment.


In his gripping and insightful documentary WORLD MARKET LEADER – THE STORY OF TAN SIEKMANN, director Klaus Stern tells the story of a man of action who was first a winner and then one of the great losers of the so called New Market in Germany.

Cast & Crew