Documentary
Mesut Özil – Among Friends
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.
Directed by Florian Opitz
45
User score
2 votes
Status
Ended
Released
March 31, 2026
Runtime
45m
Seasons
1 · 3 episodes
Language
German
Top cast
Mesut Özil
Self (archive footage)
Mustafa Özil
Self
Joachim Löw
Self
Oliver Bierhoff
Self
Dietrich Schulze Marmeling
Self
Reinhard Grindel
Self
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Self (archive footage)
Angela Merkel
Self (archive footage)
Per Mertesacker
Self
Ilkay Gündogan
Self (archive footage)
Jérôme Boateng
Self (archive footage)
Vladimir Putin
Self (archive footage)
Lothar Matthäus
Self (archive footage)
Ramzan Kadyrov
Self (archive footage)
