With us and around the corner

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Television series
Original title With us and around the corner
Country of production Germany
original language German
year 2008/2009
Production
company		 Polyphon GmbH
length 6 times 15 minutes
Episodes 6 in 1 season
genre Children's program
production Director: Bernd Böhlich , screenplay: Michael Demuth, Andreas Knaup, Ines Keerl, camera: Thomas Plenert, editor: Gudrun Plenert
music Andreas Hoge
German-language
first broadcast		 May 21, 2009 on Das Erste
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With us and around the corner is a six-part German children's and family series of the ARD for the sixtieth anniversary of the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany . Six episodes of 15 minutes each are about everyday stories of a family that somehow have to do with the Basic Law.

These everyday stories are also about "human dignity, the right to freedom of expression and the right not to be discriminated against because of a disability."

For director Bernd Böhlich , who has already been awarded the Adolf Grimme Prize twice for his television work, it was important “that the project doesn't turn into such a meaningful, state-supporting story”. Above all, he wanted to “interest children in what our society” holds together at least legally ”.

And that seems to have succeeded, says the parent TV advisor Flimmo: “This is how the film succeeds in showing in an entertaining and vivid way where there is contact with basic rights in everyday life, even if you sometimes don't even notice it. "

All episodes are available as videos in the online service of the SWR Children's Network . There is also a lot of series information and a “constitutional” deepening on the topic.

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The focus is on the Grundmann family: Linda (14 years old) and Moritz (8 years old), their parents Ina and Maximilian Grundmann and their grandpa Konrad Schramm. The Grundmanns own the corner restaurant "Konrads", which is located in Halle on the Saale . Moritz and Linda go to school and meet up with their friends in the afternoons or pursue their hobbies: Moritz is passionate about playing football and Linda sings in a medieval school band when she is not writing for the school newspaper or meeting her clique. And their parents are understanding and cooperative. But they also make mistakes, for example when they drop Mo's long-awaited family outing at short notice or read Linda's diary without being asked.

Episodes

The individual episodes refer to the following articles of the Basic Law:

  1. Article 1: "Human Dignity"
  2. Article 2: "Right to Free Development"
  3. Article 3: "Prohibition of Discrimination"
  4. Article 5: "Freedom of Expression"
  5. Article 6: "Obligation to supervise"
  6. Article 10: "Correspondence"

Article 1: "Human Dignity"

Eight-year-old Moritz Grundmann is an avid soccer player. He's playing in his school's soccer team and is already looking forward to the final of the student championship. But then Kevin, the newcomer in his class, joins the team and makes Moritz great competition. Kevin is a great striker. He is not only better tactically than Moritz, but also very fast. However, he doesn't have one thing: the right football boots for the tournament. And Kevin can't afford the cool red soccer shoes.

Article 2: "Right to Free Development"

Linda (14 years) is a singer in a school band. They make fantasy folk music and it fits very well if she dresses appropriately for band rehearsals. Linda likes that and so Linda puts on make-up and dark clothes - and not just for band rehearsals. This creates a lot of stress in their family and school environment. But Linda fights for her rights.

Article 3: "Prohibition of Discrimination"

Linda's birthday and she wants to have a big birthday party. Your first big party. To do this, she invites Peter, whom she met in a chat. He is supposed to put on records at her party and above all to impress Linda's friends. Peter is not only very nice, but also extremely attractive. Linda and Peter meet for the first time on the day of the party. And Linda is shocked: Peter is in a wheelchair. Linda is hurt and feels betrayed.

Article 5: "Freedom of Expression"

Linda advocates more fairness in lessons with teacher Wolfgang Schuckmann. She finds his methods nasty and unjust and doesn't want to be intimidated by him. Then she and her friends publish a teacher vote in the school newspaper. The results are not surprising: Schuckmann is voted last. The teacher wants to prevent the poll results from being published. But Linda and her friends find a way to defend their right to freedom of expression.

Article 6: "Obligation to supervise"

Moritz and his friend Justin are looking forward to a trip: They want to go on a rowing boat trip with Ina and Max Grundmann as well as with Grandpa Konrad Schramm. But the adults' plans change again and nothing comes of the trip. Moritz and Justin are very disappointed. Without further ado, set out on their own and put yourself in danger.

Article 10: "Correspondence"

In a quarrel between Moritz and Linda, Moritz exposes his sister: He has read Linda's diary and reveals to his mother that Linda is in love with Lammers' teacher and has kissed him. That's how he read it. Ina Grundmann grabs the book and is shocked: Does Linda really have a relationship with the German teacher? Without hesitation, Ina gets to the bottom of the matter and thus puts Linda in an extremely embarrassing situation.

Nominations

  • Golden Sparrow 2009
  • White Elephant 2009
  • Erich Kästner Prize 2009

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  1. ↑ Polyphon - Produktionen ( Memento from January 31, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Fred Maurer: With us and around the corner. In: Zelluloid.de. Archived from the original on May 24, 2016 ; accessed on August 26, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Made politics for children. In: Flimmo. May 15, 2009, archived from the original on July 31, 2012 ; accessed on August 26, 2018 .

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