Flight Into the Night - The Misfortune of Überlingen
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Air traffic controller Johann Lenders begins his night shift at Zurich Airport when he detects an anomaly on the radar: two aircraft on a collision course. His attempts to prevent the crash are unsuccessful. A Russian passenger plane and a German cargo plane collide, resulting in 71 fatalities. Meanwhile, Yuri Balkayev awaits his wife and children at Barcelona Airport, only to learn they have perished in the Überlingen mid-air collision. Struggling to come to terms with his loss, he begins searching for those responsible. Lenders, also deeply shaken by the disaster, feels compelled to apologize to the victims' families. However, Katharina Rohl, a lawyer representing air traffic control, prevents him from doing so on behalf of the company's management.
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Edited by Benjamin FueterShot by Lars LieboldScored by Fabian SturzeneggerDesigned by Reto Troesch
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18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Ken Duken
as Johann Lenders
Yevgeni Sitokhin
as Jurij Balkajew
Sophie Von Kessel
as Katharina Rohl
Sabine Timoteo
as Marita Lenders
Peter Jecklin
as Albert Steiger
Charlotte Schwab
as Iris Hager
Mike Muller
as Peter Althaus
Heinrich Schmieder
as Bernd Wegmann
Susanne Marie Wrage
as Clara Wegmann
Leonardo Nigro
as Remo Ricci
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