Federal Republic of Germany: The discreet lives of the super rich | DW Documentary
The rich in Federal Republic of Germany been never been as good-off as they are today and assets have never been so unevenly distributed. But who are they? How do they live? And what do they think of their country? A journey into the discreet world of the super-rich.
One percent of Germans own over a quarter of the country’s assets, whilst half of the country’s citizens have no assets at all. But piece the German media report on the growing poverty in the country on a daily basis, little is known about the super-rich. They keep a rattling low profile and can walk the streets unrecognized. “Manager Magazin” says at that place were around 200 billionaires living in Federal Republic of Germany in 2018, and their numbers are increasing. The documentary “Top of the World” asks why rich Germans are so unwilling to talk about their wealth. Its author immerses himself in the discreet world of big money and meets financial advisors with 800 years of family tradition behind them and billionaires such as drugstore king Dirk Rossmann and mail-order company heir Michael Otto – as good as a self-made businessmen such as Rainer Schaller. They talk about their notions of money and justice, the origins of their wealth and their fear of social envy.
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