Documentary · Switzerland · 2026 · 1h 47m

The Roots of Madness

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Director
Edgar Hagen
Cast
Ulrich Tilgner as Self Edgar Hagen as Self Sheikh Adnan Hussein Alaij Al-Jumaili as Self Yasir Alaiwi Al-Kubaisi as Self Saad Abbas Bilal as Self Abari Boullou as Self
Crew
Börres Weiffenbach — Director of Photography Soran Khateri — Director of Photography Michael Hammon — Director of Photography Michael Terhorst — Director of Photography Christian Büttiker — Editor Audrey Maurion — Editor
Synopsis

For 40 years, Ulrich Tilgner travelled throughout the Middle East as a reporter for German television. He revisits this region, devastated with the active support of Western powers.

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Key Collaborators
Edgar Hagen Director Börres Weiffenbach Director of Photography Soran Khateri Director of Photography Michael Hammon Director of Photography Michael Terhorst Director of Photography Christian Büttiker Editor Audrey Maurion Editor Yasaman Seyedahmadi Editor Tomek Kolczynski Original Music Composer Edgar Hagen Writer Fanni Hatházi Writer Mark Daniels Writer
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