They rule with an iron hand, spying on people even in the most private of ways, determining what can be written, spoken, or even thought. They have a military at their disposal and demonstrate their power again and again in large parades. They lock up those who are too inconvenient or not system-compliant enough, and some even kill them so as not to jeopardize their own goals. They are misogynistic, in many cases corrupt, try to make people equal - and they wage wars. It is the powerful, the state leaders of this world, who wield the scepter relentlessly, who not only exploit their own people or let them starve, while they themselves reside in palaces and plenty. Nor do they take responsibility towards other peoples who are affected by their actions. It is these kinds of rulers who establish systems that undermine peace, freedom, equality and individuality. But those who rule in this way threaten to destroy everything, even at the risk that this means perishing themselves in the end.

With this film I want to draw attention to the fact that in an increasingly complex world there is a frighteningly simple pattern: Where power - the scepter - knows no boundaries, where it is not subject to higher rules but only to itself, abuse, violence and oppression follow.