After many years, geologist Ina Sedlitz (Jördis Triebel) returns to her home village of Neukirch – a place that has been transformed from a former lignite mining area into a popular tourist destination. Ina only wants one thing: to transfer her inheritance of the family hotel to her niece Mara (Lucy Gartner) and finally put the past behind her. But when she is asked to draw up a geological survey for the man-made lake, she comes across dangerous instabilities – and the shadows of a long-suppressed family secret. As Mara begins to ask uncomfortable questions, the family’s carefully guarded silence begins to waver. Ina is faced with a decision that changes everything – for her, for Mara and for an entire village.

NEUES LAND is a co-production of UFA Mitte and ZDF. Producers are Katharina Rietz and Henriette Lippold, editor is Matthias Pfeifer. Writers are Khyana el Bitar & Dörte Franke, Esther Rauch directed and wrote the script. Mario Minichmayr is responsible for the camera. Production design by Matthias Mücke, costume design by Saskia Richter-Haase. Jördis Triebel, Jörg Schüttauf, Ronald Zehrfeld and Lucy Gartner are joined by Thomas Dehler and Naemi Florez. NEUES LAND was funded by the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM).