Christoph Schlingensief - Die Piloten (2008) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2008 · 95 mins · German

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Directed by

Cordula Kablitz-Post

Starring

Susanne Bredehöft, Katharina Schüttler, Klaus Staeck, Oskar Roehler, Rolf Zacher, Sido

A satirical documentary follows Christoph Schlingensief’s self‑styled revival of his earlier TV venture “Talk 2000”. Ten years later he announces a new talk‑show pilot, though it is clear the episodes will never air. High‑profile guests—from filmmaker Oskar Roehler and televangelist Jürgen Fliege to politician Claudia Roth and rapper Sido—accept his invitation, steering the panel into chaotic, unconventional territory that quickly threatens to erupt into uproar.