ProSieben Airs Thilo Mischke’s ‘Uncovered’ on Torture in Syrian Prisons
Using rare access after the regime’s fall, the 125‑minute film presents on‑site images alongside survivor accounts to press for remembrance and inquiry.
Overview
- The documentary premiered on Monday, November 10, 2025, at 20:15 on ProSieben and is also available on Joyn.
- It centers on German national Martin Lautwein, who says he was detained in Syria in 2018 for roughly 48 days and subjected to severe torture.
- Mischke returns with Lautwein to a former detention site that journalists were allowed to enter after the fall of the Assad regime, documenting the cells and conditions.
- The film reports methods including beatings, forced stress positions, waterboarding, electric shocks, and other degrading practices, with Lautwein describing suicide attempts that guards prevented.
- Additional testimony comes from a Syrian survivor named Karim, 29, who recounts a decade of imprisonment and abuse, while Mischke notes the facility showed signs of very recent torture.