Camp Cäsar

How does a democratic society work? How can ideals like liberty, equality and justice, be turned into reality? A group of adolescents meets up in a chat room for a “real life” experiment: Far from their familiar environment, without smart phones or internet access, in an abandoned ancient Roman forum, they want to go back where Julius Caesar once began and try out “rulership without a ruler”. But before long, their division into populace, senators and elected consuls causes tension. Who will be endowed with which rights and duties, how will food and property be distributed, what happens to the enemies of this newly formed republic? Heated discussions about the proper form of government quickly turn into a violent struggle for power and participation, social inclusion and exclusion, and end in disaster.