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Investigative journalist Imke Leopold is on the trail of a supposedly illegal real estate deal on the island of Norderney. When she asks Thorsten Falke for help in clearing up the matter, the inspector of the federal police reacts skeptically at first. When Imke is the victim of an attack shortly afterwards, which she survives only by luck, Falke regrets his hesitation and asks his colleague Julia Grosz to investigate with him on the island. Does the attack have something to do with a large-scale construction project that was waved through due to the approval of some local politicians on the island? The Norderney-based lawyer and real estate agent who set up the deal and hinted at it to Imke unfortunately fails to turn up as an informant. Falke and Grosz find him beaten to death in his house…

On December 16, filming on the ARD Degeto thriller “The Protector” (WT) wrapped in Hamburg Altona under the direction of Philipp Osthus. The main roles are played by Tobias Oertel as bodyguard Jan Schäfer and Marlene Tanczik as opaque key witness Fiona Weibel. The ensemble is completed by Slavko Popadic, Sabrina Amali, Sascha Weingarten and many others. The script was written by Michael Ehnert and Oke Stielow. Frank Küpper was behind the camera.

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Jan Schäfer is a personal security officer at the BKA. Fiona – the key witness currently under Schäfer’s protection – has to testify before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg. Particularly delicate: Fiona works in the management of a Swiss shipping company and is said to be using insider knowledge to heavily incriminate her own employer. The shipping company is accused of illegally transporting toxic substances, disguised as fertilizers, to Libya, where they are used to produce toxic gas.

To keep Fiona safe until the trial, Schäfer and his colleague Yannick take her into their custody. But as soon as they pick up the witness at the airport, they realize they are being followed. Through a clever diversionary maneuver, they manage to escape the pursuers. But is that enough to get Fiona to safety? Again and again, the trio is in danger of being discovered and the operation blown. Is the witness playing a double game? Or is there even a leak in the ranks of their own colleagues?

“The Protector” (WT) is a production of Wüste Medien GmbH (producers: Björn Vosgerau and Uwe Kolbe) on behalf of ARD Degeto for ARD. Carolin Haasis and Christoph Pellander (both ARD Degeto) are the commissioning editors.

We are very happy to announce the completion of the shooting of our future thriller “The House” (WT), starring Tobias Moretti and Valery Tscheplanowa!

Germany 2029: Star journalist Johann Hellström (Tobias Moretti) is banned from writing and retreats with his wife Lucia (Valery Tscheplanowa) to their luxurious vacation home on an island. As the political situation in Germany escalates, the smarthome transforms more and more from a peaceful refuge to a dangerous adversary…

The successful director Rick Ostermann (“Das Boot”, “Dengler – Fremde Wasser”, “Krieg” aka “Fremder Feind”) has filmed the future thriller “Das Haus” in Sweden near Stockholm and in Hamburg. The main shoot was from October 27 to December 7. Björn Vosgerau and Uwe Kolbe of Wüste Medien GmbH are producing the film in co-production with NDR, ARTE and rbb. Ostermann also wrote the screenplay together with Patrick Brunken (among others SWR “Tatort: Sonnenwende”). It is based on a short story by journalist Dirk Kurbjuweit. The story was published last year in the collection “2029 – Geschichten von Morgen” (“2029 – Stories of Tomorrow”), edited by Suhrkamp Verlag, NDR, SWR and Futurium. “The House” will be shown on ARTE and the German public broadcaster Das Erste next year, following a theatrical release distributed by not.sold Hamburg, and will be shown in the ARD Mediathek.

About the story: Germany 2029. Political journalist Johann Hellström is banned from his profession after an important source in his last article turns out to be a false informant. Hellström believes it was an act of sabotage by the increasingly authoritarian government, but also bitterly reproaches his editor-in-chief Paschke (Hans-Jochen Wagner) for not protecting him. Together with his wife Lucia, Johann retreats to their luxurious and fully digitalized weekend home on an idyllic island. While political conditions in the country continue to destabilize due to a terrorist attack, their “smarthome” develops more and more a life of its own. It manipulates the couple and plays them off against each other by revealing intimate secrets. Finally, when two regime critics, wanted throughout Germany, seek shelter with Lucia, the situation in the house escalates completely. Johann is torn between his love for Lucia and the feeling of having been betrayed by her: Who can he still trust?

Other roles are played by Lisa Vicari, Max von der Groeben, Samir Fuchs and Daniel Krauss.

Behind the camera was Stefan Ciupek, production design: KD Gruber, production management: Björn Eggert. The commissioning editors are Sabine Holtgreve (NDR), Andreas Schreitmüller (ARTE) and Verena Veihl (RBB). The production of “The House” was funded by Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein. The theatrical release is distributed by not.sold Hamburg, internationally the thriller is distributed by The Playmaker.

After 22 years we are happy to present Fatih Akins “Short Sharp Shock” on the big screen at Filmfest Hamburg! The screening will take place on Friday, October 02 at 22:30 in the Cinemaxx Dammtor 1.

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We are very pleased to announce the date of the first broadcast of our thriller IN THE ABYSS: Sat., 26.09.20 | 20:15 | Das Erste. A production by Wüste Medien GmbH on behalf of ARD Degeto for Das Erste. Director: Stefan Bühling, Screenplay by: Arndt Stüwe.

Starring Peter Kurth, Tobias Moretti, Tinka Fürst, Simon Schwarz, Florian Stetter, Jessica McIntyre, Odine Johne and many more.

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On the occasion of the anniversary this year, a screening of our Fatih Akin classic “Head On” will take place on 17 February 2020 at 7.30 pm at the Zoo Palast Berlin. We are especially looking forward to the following stage talk: Director Fatih Akin will tell Carlo Chatrian, the Artistic Director of the Berlinale, about the importance of the Bear and Lola for his further artistic work, how festivals can accelerate an international career and what he feels when he sees “Head On” on the screen 16 years later.

For more information click here: Berlinale and Deutscher Filmpreis.

A contract killing in the red light milieu shakes the Hamburg district. During the investigation Thorsten Falke meets his old buddy Lübke and is confronted with his own St. Pauli past and personal memories of his time as a young bouncer. In the face of prostitution and modern human trafficking, Julia Grosz is alien to any nostalgic ties with the hood. Together they hunt down the contract killer and his backers before the smouldering war in the red light district escalates. Falke’s old friend and mentor, Lübke, a veteran of the milieu, turns out to be more and more of a tricky opponent…

On December 10th the shooting of the thriller drama “In the Abyss” (WT) ended in Lauenburg/Undeloh under the direction of Stefan Bühling. In the leading roles Peter Kurth as Commissioner David Wallat and Tobias Moretti as convicted child murderer Joseph Maria Hagenow can be seen. The ensemble is completed by Simon Schwarz, Tinka Fürst, Florian Stetter and many others. The script was written by Arndt Stüwe. “In the Abyss” (WT) is a production by Wüste Medien (producers: Björn Vosgerau and Uwe Kolbe) on behalf of ARD Degeto for Das Erste. Carolin Haasis (ARD Degeto) is the commissioning editor. Our picture shows (from left to right): cameraman Marco Uggiano, the actors Florian Stetter and Peter Kurth, director Stefan Bühling, actor Tobias Moretti, screenwriter Arndt Stüwe as well as the actors Tinka Fürst and Simon Schwarz.

Photo: Boris Laewen

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Can it be like first love again? Kostja Ullmann wants to win back his ex-girlfriend as nostalgic Jakob in the comedy “Suddenly it was love”. Chance gives him an unexpected chance: through a misunderstanding, his youthful love played by Julia Hartmann considers him the type of success she likes. In order to convince her of a completely “new” Jakob, he falls back on the support of his self-confident colleague Lotte. The closer Jakob gets to his goal, the more he moves away from what really makes him tick…

We are very happy that the band “Giant Rooks” contributed three songs to our Tatort. The five guys should come from Great Britain, their indie sound sounds so powerful, but their hometown is Hamm in Westphalia. Their music is also described as an antidepressant cast in song form. In “Tatort: Ricochets” their songs not only connect Thewes’ tragic father figure (Milan Peschel) with his daughter Sara (Charlotte Lorenzen), but also trigger Commissioner Falke’s soft core.

“We, the Giant Rooks, grew up with the ‘Tatort’ on Sunday evening and are proud to be a very small part of this cultural asset! Thank you so much for thinking of us”.

Photo: © Frederike Wetzels