WHEN DOCTORS MAKE MISTAKES
WHO HELPS THE PATIENTS?
A child, permanently disabled. A young mother, gone far too soon. When something goes wrong in medicine, patients and their families are often left severely harmed and traumatized. If they seek financial compensation, the nightmare often continues. Many doctors, hospitals, and insurance companies in Germany do everything they can to cover up or downplay errors. Legal proceedings take years, are costly, and often unsuccessful. This film tells the stories of those who suffer deeply – and explores alternative approaches in other countries that aim to support and help them.
TEAM
Written and Directed by: Meike Hemschemeier // Camera: Michael Kern // Sound: Christoph Dziallas // Editing: Jan Wilm Schmülling // Graphics: Anastasia Wagner // Production Management: Katja Sträter // Executive Producers: Thomas Weidenbach, Sarah Zierul // Commissioning Editors: Astrid Harms-Limmer, Sonja Scheider
Produced by Längengrad Filmproduktion on behalf of BR – Bayerischer Rundfunk in cooperation with Arte
- CLIENT BR / arte
- YEAR 2025
- LENGTH 44 / 52 Minuten