In September 2021, Nyke Slawik moves into the German federal parliament full of ambition and thirst for action. Together with Tessa Ganserer, the 29-year-old is one of the first transgenders in a German parliament. With her election Nyke has become a symbol of hope for political change and representation in parliament – especially for many young and queer people. Nyke wants to change the system, to enforce the self-determination law, to carry climate protection forward and to reform the public transportation system. But the war of aggression in Ukraine and its consequences on Germany quickly upset her big objectives: energy crisis, inflation, covid aftereffects and the coal mining area Lützerath make the situation even worse – the approval of Germany’s “Ampel” coalition, consisting of Nyke’s Green Party, the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party, drops to a low point. 

What happens to the hope of a representative of the young generation in a time full of multiple crisis which no legislative period has ever experienced? How can Nyke maintain her willingness to enforce political change if the Russian aggression war in Ukraine spreads desperation, the consequences of climate change become more and more drastic and she always has to prove and defend herself against hostilities?

A film broadcasted in November 2023 on national TV about humanity in politics and the bravery, despite all crises and moments of failure, not to give up the hope for change.