The story of former German chancellor Angela Merkel is a remarkable story, a political outsider who would go onto to become one of the most successful European politicians of our generation. A new documentary offers a fascinating insight into her life and German politics, exploring the incredible rise of an East German scientist who made it all the way to the nation’s most power political post, becoming the first female leader of Germany. 2SER’s Stephen Hill talked to producer Sonja Henrici about the documentary Merkel that premieres at the German Film Festival.