"'Mogadischu' is so much more than just a random action thriller that is staged within a film involving a historical incident during the German Autumn of 1977. The insanity and arbitrariness of a terrorist attack in the claustrophobic confines of an airplane fuselage is elucidated as if it were being viewed under a magnifying glass. The viewer is drawn into the situation without becoming a voyeur", the jury noted in making their choice.

Director: Roland Suso Richter; Screenplay: Maurice Philip Remy; Production: Nico Hofmann and Gabriela Sperl