Democracy - Im Rausch der Daten

Digitalization has changed society. While data is becoming the „new oil", data protection is becoming the new „pollution control". This creative documentary opens an astonishing inside view into the lawmaking milieu on EU level. A beautifully shot, thrilling and compelling story of how a handful of politicians try to protect today's society within the digital world. Their task is to create a new data protection law to rescue privacy against the impact of Big Data and mass surveillance. But in the European Parliament, the road to compromise seems to become very long. There are too many conflicting interests among stakeholders and European parties - until Edward Snowden's appearance on the stage of world history. (Berlinale)