Ten years of SOS Humanity. Ten years of rescue and research. Tatort Mittelmeer returns to Berlin for its anniversary, to the place where the initiative first began. For one night, the Deutsches Theater turns its gaze to a place Europe often prefers to see differently: the Mediterranean Sea. SOS Humanity is a civil search-and-rescue organization that has been protecting people from drowning in the Mediterranean since 2015, documenting human rights violations, and advocating for safe routes for people seeking refuge. Since the start of its operations, the organization has brought more than 41,000 people from distress to safety. On Sunday (23.11.2025), television investigators and figures from film and television, including Meret Becker, Ulrike Folkerts, Nina Kunzendorf, Heike Makatsch, and Bjarne Mädel, will read testimonies from survivors, rescuers, and witnesses. These texts speak of human rights violations, breaches of international law, and a decades-long humanitarian crisis. Musician Aeham Ahmad, who became known worldwide in 2015 as the “Pianist aus den Trümmern” (Pianist in the Rubble), will frame the evening with his music. All proceeds from the event will go toward purchasing and refitting the organization’s second rescue vessel: the Humanity 2.
Text: Leo Sandmann / Photos: Lorenzo Benelli, Pascal Buenning, Katarina Ivanisevic
Deutsches Theater, Schumannstr.13A, 10117 Berlin–Mitte; map
Tatort Mittelmeer 23.11.2025
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