Gleitzmann (film)

Gleitzmann
Besmenian movie poster
Directed by	Bernd Beutz
Screenplay by	Christoph Hagen
Based on	Life and politics of Robert Gleitzmann
Produced by	Bernd Beutz
Music by	Klaus von Eden
Distributed by	Flingor Studios
Release dates	6 July 2021 (95th Tofino Film Festival) 13 August 2021 (Besmenia)
Running time	2h 47m
Country	Besmenia
Language	Besmenian
Budget	BS 82 million
Box office	BS 231 million

Gleitzmann is a 2021 Besmenian biographical historical drama film, starring Franz Waldmitz as (referred these days as controversial) Besmenian Prime Minister Robert Gleitzmann.

The film depicts the life of Robert Gleitzmann beginning with his time as mayor of Laitstadt in the 1960s up to the last years of his life in the late 1990s. Historical events such as the West Besmenian Revolution, the Besmenian reunification, the Assassination of Marvin Gaviria, the foundation of the CCA and the Assassination of Martin Beiter are also covered in the film. The film shows Gleitzmann on the one hand in a positive representation, but also in a negative representation, corresponding to various political acts but also in his private life.

The film premiered at the 95th Tofino Film Festival on July 6th, 2021.

Plot

Robert Gleitzmann, on which life and politics the film is based.

The film begins with the HIL news broadcast from November 21, 1999, on which the death of Gleitzmann is announced. After the announcement of his death, the news anchor gave a brief glimpse into his political life. After the end of the report, the actual film begins.

Chapter 1: Mayor of the capital (1963-1972)

After the unexpected death of the Mayor of Laitstadt Egon Lochmann on April 23, 1963, the majority of the State Chamber of Laitstadt elected Gleitzmann as his successor. He continues the blue-red coalition. In the 1964 Laitstadt state election, Gleitzmann ran for the BVP as a candidate. BVP was able to increase its result by 7.3%. After the West Besmenian Revolution happened in West Besmenia in May 1966, he gave a speech in front of the town hall in support of the protestors.

At the BVP party conference in March 1967, Gleitzmann was elected as the new BVP party chairman with a total of 444 out of 752 votes. Among some, the choice is questionable, as they think the Gleitzmann is far too right-wing.

During the 1968 election campaign, in which Gleitzmann stood for the BVP at federal level, he often criticized the policies of Prime Minister Johannes Schmidt, because he believed that his reunification policy would be disadvantageous for the future. After the BVP was again the second largest party in the 1968 Besmenian federal election, the red-blue coalition was continued under Schmidt. Due to criticism of Gleitzmann, Schmidt decided against membership of Gleitzmann as a minister in the federal government.

Due to demands from West Besmenians, who wanted Melmingia to be the new capital of the reunified Besmenia, the government under Schmidt decided to hold a referendum on the capital issue. Gleitzmann is against the referendum. During this time he emphasized the motto "Laitstadt remains the capital and so it STAYS!" (Besmenian: Laitstadt bleibt Hauptstadt und so BLEIBTS!). After the majority voted for Laitstadt as the capital, Gleitzmann believes that his action has made a difference.

After the 1969 Laitstadt state election, Gleitzmann entered into a joint coalition with the FBBP and ended cooperation with the social democrats. He begins to dislike the SDU.

For the 1972 Besmenian federal election, Gleitzmann ran again for the BVP at the federal level. Because the unemployment rate has risen due to reunification, the SDU under Schmidt lost votes and became the second strongest party while the BVP won the election.

Chapter 2: Prime Minister of a reunited country (1972-1980)

In mid-August 1972, Gleitzmann was commissioned by President Thomas Albrecht to form a government. While he rejected a coalition with the SDU and had doubts about a coalition with the FBBP, he began negotiations on August 29 with the right-wing populist BRP. After about three weeks of negotiations, BVP and BRP agreed on a joint blue-orange coalition with Gleitzmann as Prime Minister and Konrad Berger as Vice Prime Minister. The cabinet Gleitzmann I was sworn in on September 28, 1972.

The coalition with the BRP, a party that describes Ochsenbeinism as one of its orientations, has been heavily criticized by the Besmenian population (especially in West Besmenia) and internationally. In terms of foreign policy, the new federal government was imposed bilateral sanctions by some countries.

Robert Gleitzmann's greatest and most important goal during his time as Prime Minister was to strengthen the economy and reduce the unemployment rate in West Besmenia. A economic program called Gleitzmann Program was introduced in 1973, which should enable the West Besmenian economy to be strengthened through economic stimulus programs, an enormous glut of money and far-reaching deregulations. To enable enforcement, Gleitzmann secretly receives illegal party donations and clandestine bribery.

The Gleitzmann Programm was very well received in West Besmenia, and this led to Gleitzmann becoming popular in Besmenia. This also meant that the BVP was able to boost its result to 3.6% in the 1976 Besmenian federal election. The blue-orange coalition was continued after the election.

When, in the late 1970s, the population began to ask for Besmenia to join the newly created CCA, the government under Gleitzmann objected to joining, which led to its popularity among the population falling more and more. After Gleitzmann refused a membership offered by Secretary-Gerneral Leslie Hull Miranda in 1978, Gleitzmann came under international criticism.

In the 1980 election campaign, Gleitzmann's biggest challenger was Martin Beiter from the FBBP. Gleitzmann criticizes him mainly because of his young age. In the 1980 Besmenian federal election, the FBBP becomes the strongest party, and in September 1980 forms a coalition with the BVP, but without Gleitzmann as a member of the government, at Beiter's request.

Chapter 3: Gleitzmann scandal and end (1980-1999)

After the FBBP had won the 1980 Besmenian federal election, Gleitzmann's time as prime minister ends. However, he intends to continue to be the sponsoring chairman of the BVP. In the meantime, Gleitzmann is in critical demand in his own party, as many BVP members described him as far too right-wing.

In September 1983, under the name Gleitzmann scandal , the corruption cases and illicit BVP party donations made by Gleitzmann during his time as Prime Minister are exposed and made known to the public. Three days after the discovery, Gleitzmann resigned from his position as party chairman. The Gleitzmann scandal led to a crisis in the Besmenian domestic politics, in the BVP and in the BRP. During a police search of Gleitzmann's apartment in the course of the scandal, extensive documents that Gleitzmann had created for the bribes were seized. On October 18, Gleitzmann was suspended from the BVP. A committee of inquiry set up by the Federal Chamber dealt with the scandal from October 1983 to May 1987, accompanied by fierce partisan disputes. In November 1983 Gleitzmann came into custody and until May 1984 had to face the corruption and abuse of office several times. The trial ended with his conviction for corruption and abuse of office to two years' imprisonment. He had to begin his sentence on June 16, 1984 in the Laitstadt-Heideneck correctional facility. In November 1985, after serving a total of 17 months of the two years, he was paroled at the age of 70.

Gleitzmann sees that his life is at a low point. Since 1986, Gleitzmann tried to create a new image as an "Elder Statesman". He also wanted to show the public that he has changed. Gleitzmann wrote several books on various topics of world politics, which has gradually regained respect since the 1990s. Despite everything, he remained a controversial figure. between March 1990 and August 1991 he wrote his memoirs with his son Bruno. These were published in early 1992 and immediately became bestsellers.

Since the 1990s, Gleitzmann's health has been getting worse and worse. In 1997 he was diagnosed with cancer. On November 21, 1999 he died of the consequences of his cancer in the presence of his family.

Epilog

Before the credits, the film ends with real life footage from the his state funeral in Laitstadt on December 1, 1999.

Cast

Gleitzmann family

• Franz Waldmitz as Robert Gleitzmann
• Helga Mortz as Anna Frahm (Gleitzmann's second wife)
• Paul Weißer as Bruno Gleitzmann-Möller (Gleitzmann's son from his first marrige)
• Vannesa Kelke as Karina Beiner (Gleitzmann's stepdaughter)

Government cabinet

• Ferdinand Klaus as Konrad Berger (Vice Prime Minister under Gleitzmann)

Other politicans

• Klemens Kirschbein as Johannes Schmidt
• Viktor Roth as Thomas Albrecht
• Richard Erberhard as Martin Beiter (FBBP leader and 1980 prime minister candidate)
• Klaus Falkenstein as Jürgen Rothmann (FBBP leader from 1964 to 1980)
• Georg Blauauge as Erwin Pohl (President of Besmenia from 1973 to 1985)

Foreign politicans

• George Saunders as Marvin Gaviria (Zamastanian president from 1946 to 1972)
• Helen Fulk as Elene Abotsford (Zamastanian president from 1972 to 1976)

Production

Franz Waldmitz

The shooting took place from August 2020 to January 2021.