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2003 · Documentary · Drama
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TV series / 2026
Mesut Özil – Among Friends
Episode directors
Florian Opitz
Mesut Özil is regarded as an exceptional footballer and a role model for integration. But when he has himself photographed with Turkish President Erdoğan, Germany turns against him – and Özil falls hard.
The story
Mesut Özil is regarded as an exceptional footballer and a role model for integration. But when he has himself photographed with Turkish President Erdoğan, Germany turns against him – and Özil falls hard.
The seasons
Season 1
Season 1
Season details
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Cast
Mesut ÖzilSelf (archive footage)
Mustafa ÖzilSelf
Joachim LöwSelf
Oliver BierhoffSelf
Dietrich Schulze MarmelingSelf
Reinhard GrindelSelf
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanSelf (archive footage)
Angela MerkelSelf (archive footage)
Per MertesackerSelf
Ilkay GündoganSelf (archive footage)
Jérôme BoatengSelf (archive footage)
Vladimir PutinSelf (archive footage)
