Overview

• Bjarne Mädel says he often feels guilty when he passes people struggling with addiction near Hamburg’s main station and wonders why fate spared him.
• He criticizes society’s habit of turning away from distant suffering in conflicts like those in Gaza and Sudan as a form of selfish self-protection.
• Mädel expresses a desire for universal well-being, saying he would feel better if everyone had his level of comfort.
• He appears as Dr. Bär in two episodes of David Schalko’s series 'Warum ich?', which debuts June 20 in the ARD Mediathek.
• The drama portrays characters confronting the question “Why me?” to explore how personal guilt can prompt deeper empathy.