Like “Hartz and Warm”, “Hartz Red Gold – Poverty Map Germany” also deals with people who live on the edge of subsistence and mostly live in socially disadvantaged areas. This also includes Weißenfels in Saxony-Anhalt. Unemployment, social neglect and crime prevail in the city. In Weißenfelser Neustadt, every fourth citizen lives on the money. At the end of the 1980s, Weißenfels rose to a leading position in footwear production in the GDR. After reunification, however, the industry collapsed. The city is still struggling with this problem today – it is noticeable in the cityscape.

Hartz Red Gold from Weißenfels

The RTLZWEI documentary is about the residents of Weißenfels. This includes Heidi and her boyfriend Marcel. She has already given birth to six children. And the seventh baby is already on the way, because the pregnancy test came back positive. Heidi is next to her and is very much looking forward to her offspring.

However, the couple must meet many requirements of the Youth Welfare Board. Two children are already in the care of the authorities and are being raised by foster families. Not sure if the two will be allowed to keep their new baby. Among other things, the Youth Welfare Board requires Marcel to undergo a drug test. Therefore, he must undergo a hair test. Only in this way can the 35-year-old man prove his long-term drug freedom.

Can Heidi and Marcel keep their seventh child?

However, the couple has not been very cooperative with the authorities so far. The couple's lawyer urges Heidi and Marcel to cooperate with the youth welfare agency. Then there is an emotional outburst. Are couples allowed to keep their seventh child? And will Marcel take a drug test? RTLZWEI shows new episodes of “Hartz Rot Gold – Poverty Map Germany” from Weißenfels on March 26, 2024 at 20:15.