Sassnitz vs. Trump: The Dispute Over Nord Stream 2

Sassnitz is a small coastal town at the Baltic Sea on the Island of Rügen. In its vicinity are the world-famous chalk cliffs, a tourist magnet. The Mukran Port is also part of the municipality. The overseas port is the starting point for the construction of Nord Stream 2, a natural gas pipeline that connects Germany directly with Russia. In 2020, the port town hit the international headlines. Even the New York Times reported and cited Mayor Frank Kracht as a staunch opponent from the northeast German province against the rumbling America of Donald Trump. The reason is the undisguised threat from Washington to ruin the international port economically if the natural gas pipeline continues to be built from there. Many jobs and the region's economic stability are at risk. Reporter Klaus Scherer documents the case, questions experts as well as those affected and looks at the behavior of national politicians towards the USA and how they react to the interference in internal affairs.

2.5

44 min

Cast

Klaus Scherer

as Self

Frank Kracht

as Self

Manuela Schwesig

as Self

Niels Annen

as Self

Christian Pegel

as Self

Michael Doran

as Self

Trine Villumsen Berling

as Self

Kirsten Westphal

as Self

Jürgen Trittin

as Self

Reinhard Bütikofer

as Self

Peter Tobias Stoll

as Self

Christine Zillmer

as Self

Ingo Trusheim

as Self

Christian Hußmann

as Self

Ralf Sussmann

as Self

Kay Briesevitz

as Self

Günther Olm

as Self

Donald Trump

as Self (archive footage)

Angela Merkel

as Self (archive footage)

Annalena Baerbock

as Self (archive footage)

Norbert Röttgen

as Self (archive footage)

Christian Lindner

as Self (archive footage)

Gerhard Schröder

as Self (archive footage)

Michael Harms

as Self (archive footage)

Ted Cruz

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mike Pompeo

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Vladimir Putin

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Director

Klaus Scherer