28th Rügen Cabaret Regatta

You don't need to be a political expert to know that the real government madness takes place behind the scenes. Political decisions are not made by the people's representatives in the glare of the headline hyenas. They do it among themselves, where nobody bothers them. In the backroom of power.

And DISTEL is there. In a grotesque revue, the illustrious personnel of the Bundestag rush from left to right, making you dizzy. New parliamentarians duel with old hands, ghostwriters dance with ushers, horse-trading here, espionage there and in the middle of it all, the first Bundestag debate poetry slam. A turbulent panopticon with guest appearances by Robert Habeck, Christian Lindner, Alice Weidel, Friedrich Merz and many more.

Finally, a look through the keyhole into the backroom of power. How do things really work in the Bundestag? Is it corrupt? Is it amateurish? Convoluted, cumbersome, still equipped with fax machines? Yes, all of that. But it is still one of the funniest parliaments we know.