Nowhere in a big city is the diversity of people and cultures reflected as much as in the trains, tunnels and shafts of a subway. In this episode: With a length of over 155 kilometers, Berlin has the largest subway network in Germany. The system moves around 580 million passengers every year. With a length of over 155 kilometers and 175 stations, Berlin has the largest subway network in Germany. The system moves around a billion passengers every year and their very personal stories. "Metrokosmos: Berlin" follows some of them, for example the artist collective "Rocco and his brothers" through their secret studio: the tunnels of Berlin. "Metrokosmos: Berlin" accompanies them on a radical art installation that they stage in a subway car while it is in operation. One special station is the "Museum Island". It is located directly under the Spree Canal. Nevertheless, thousands of small points of light shine above the tracks. The station is considered a social media hotspot. There are over 110,000 posts under the hashtag #Museumsinsel. Ordinary passengers are part of the series, but also experts such as the author Verena Pfeiffer-Kloss, who explains various eras of the architectural history of the subway, or the bon vivant and musician "Infidelix", who is easy to miss on subway line 1. In Bonny's subway kiosk, everyone shops: rich, poor, old, young, people from everywhere. The photographer Anton Hangschlitt has over 100,000 followers online with his pictures of the Berlin subway. His profile contains over 800 analogue photos of empty subway stations. Documentary series, Director: Timo Novotny (D 2024, 26 min) 00:00 Intro 04:18 Siemensdamm with Anton Hangschlitt 12:13 U1 mt Infidelix 17:48 Verena Pfeiffer-Kloss about architecture 21:50 Action by the artist collective “Rocco and his brothers” Link to the media library: https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/114227-... #berlin #metro #arte Video available until 08/02/2025 Subscribe to our YouTube culture channel: / @artekulturkanal Subscribe to our main YouTube channel (documentaries and reports): / artede Follow us on social networks: Facebook: / artede Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arte.tv/?hl=de Instagram Metrokosmos: / metrocosmos (@metrocosmos) Facebook Metrokosmos: / metrocosmos Twitter / X Metrokosmos: https://x.com/metrocosmos Protagonists & Influencers Rocco and his brothers Instagram: @rocco_and_his_brothers - / rocco_and_his_brothers Homepage: ​​https://www.roccoandhisbrothers.berli... Anton Hangschlitt Instagram: @hangschlitt - https://www.instagram.com/hangschlitt... Infidelix Instagram: @infidelixofficial - https://www.instagram.com/infidelixof... Music & Features Grimy Instrumental by Markus Kienzl “Friendly Fire” by Markus Kienzl “Lotus” by Markus Kienzl “Proton” by Markus Kienzl Blurred Instrumental by Markus Kienzl Still Alive Reprise Instrumental by Markus Kienzl “Late Night” by Markus Kienzl “King of the Bongo” by Markus Kienzl