Section: POLSKIE HORYZONTY: The Female Gaze

Spreewaldkrimi X - Zwischen Tod und Leben

Spreewald Mysteries X - Between Death and Life

Kai Wessel
Germany, 2017, 89 Min

A crime thriller set in a magical landscape: Superintendent Krüger is conducting an investigation into the activities of an energy cartel. When an attempt is made on his life, he suddenly finds himself trapped in a state between life and death. SPREEWALDKRIMI X/SPREEWALD MYSTERIES X narrates an archaic tale set in a world of fantasy and mythology complemented by a healthy dose of tongue in cheek humour.

ZDF/Hardy Spitz

Knut Hellstein stands at the doorstep of Krüger's caravan and pleads for help. Having provoked the ire of energy industry barons he now fears for his life. Krüger, still plagued by a sense of guilt over the suicide of Knut's father, is willing to help and yet, before he even has the chance to meet a crucial informant, his caravan goes up in flames. Badly injured, he is placed in an artificial coma. Will Fichte and Marlene be able to piece together the evidence?

With SPREEWALDKRIMI X/SPREEWALD MYSTERIES X screenwriter Thomas Kirchner has come up with the next in a long line of sophisticated storylines that work on many levels, both perceptory and temporal, qualities characteristic of this film series. Director Kai Wessel and producer Wolfgang Esser were furthermore able to attract a string of prominent German actors and actresses for cameo appearances in this anniversary production. WE

Filmformat
Pro Res | Farbe / colour
Drehbuch
Thomas Kirchner
Kamera
Nicolay Gutscher
Ton
Christoph Köpf
Schnitt
Tina Freitag
Ausstattung
Thilo Mengler
Musik
Ralf Wienrich
Darsteller
Christian Redl, Thorsten Merten, Claudia Geisler-Bading, Kai Scheve, Sebastian Blomberg, Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Hermann Beyer, Anna Loos, Rolf Hoppe
Produzent
Wolfgang Esser
Produktion
Aspekt Telefilm-Produktion GmbH
Kontakt
ZDF Enterprises GmbH
Meike Schlarb
Erich-Dombrowski-Straße 1
55127 Mainz
Germany
+49.61.31.99 10
www.zdf-enterprises.de
info@zdf-enterprises.de
Kai Wessel

Kai Wessel - born in 1961 in Hamburg, Germany. He directed numerous feature films as well as films and series for TV. In his films he focuses on the topic of history and the genre murder mysteries. As a director he received several awards. ZWISCHEN TOD UND LEBEN is his forth episode of the serial Spreewald Mysteries.

Movies
MARTHA JELLNECK (1988)
DOPPELTER EINSATZ (1994, TV series)
BELLA BLOCK – DIE FRAU DES TEPPICHLEGERS (2005, TV)
NEBEL IM AUGUST (2015)

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