Astrid Lindgren – Die Menschheit hat den Verstand verloren

Astrid Lindgren – Mankind Has Lost Its Mind tells the story of a young, still unknown woman in Stockholm who is despairing of the world and begins a war diary on 1 September 1939, the day Hitler's army invades Poland. Gradually, in dialogue with herself, she discovers the healing power of writing. When the Second World War ends with the human catastrophe of the Holocaust, with millions upon millions of deaths and the destruction of Europe, her first book about the rebellious ‘Pippi Longstocking’ is published.

Now, Astrid Lindgren's daughter Karin, her granddaughter Annika and her great-grandson Johan tell the true story behind the world-famous author's success, based on her war diaries from 1939-1945. While reading and talking to each other, the descendants also discover painful secrets in Astrid Lindgren's life.