Overview
- The ZDF film An einem Tag im September drew 2.85 million viewers and a 13.1% share on Monday, with a follow-up Terra X documentary reaching 2.44 million and 13.2%.
- An earlier Arte premiere attracted just over 1 million viewers for a 5.3% share, which helped explain the quieter ZDF debut compared with typical new film totals on the channel.
- The co-produced ZDF/Arte drama reimagines the 1958 Adenauer–de Gaulle meeting, stars Burghart Klaußner and Jean‑Yves Berteloot, and is available in the ZDF Mediathek along with the companion documentary.
- Reception ranged from WELT’s endorsement of the film’s artistic license and performances to taz’s criticism of expository devices and the absence of the multilingual original in the main presentation.
- The production uses invented side plots to broaden its themes, won two Gold Nymphs at Monte Carlo 2025 including best actress for Hélène Alexandridis, and is contextualized by historians who stress earlier roots of Franco‑German rapprochement.