The Chinese (2011)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Chinese |
| Country of production | Germany , Austria , Sweden |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2011 |
| length | 180 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Peter Keglevic |
| script |
Léonie-Claire Breinersdorfer , Fred Breinersdorfer |
| production | Yellow Bird Pictures: Oliver Schündler , Boris Ausserer ; Lotus Film: Erich Lackner , Peter Wirthensohn ; Yellow Bird Sweden: Mikael Wallén |
| music | Jürgen Corner |
| camera | Alexander Fischerkoesen |
| cut | Moune Barius |
| occupation | |
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The Chinese is a two-part television film by Peter Keglevic based on the novel of the same name by Henning Mankell , which was broadcast on December 30, 2011 on Das Erste . The television production by Lucky Bird Pictures (formerly Yellow Bird Pictures GmbH) was made in coproduction with Lotus Film Vienna, Yellow Bird Rights Sweden and ARD Degeto for Das Erste and ORF. Beta Film is responsible for world sales.
action
In Sweden, 18 members of a family are killed with an Asian edged weapon in a settlement . The investigating forces feel in the dark. Only later does the connection with four other murders that occurred in the United States become clear. Members of this family were also killed there. Apart from Birgitta Roslin, the attacker completely wiped out the family. Since the police are not yet convinced of their statement that the perpetrator is Chinese, they go to Canton . There she meets the Chinese Ya Ru, whose assistants locate her using the IMSI catcher and try to kidnap her. She escapes them and contacts the police. She receives support from Professor Lund, who comes from Sweden and whom she met on arrival at the airport. The Chinese investigator Qiu Hong is the client's sister. However, unlike her brother, she has already gotten over the shame that befell her family long ago. During the race between the railway companies to develop the North American west coast, countless deported Asian slave laborers died . Ancestors of the Chinese died at the hand of an emigrated family member of Birgitta Roslin. As a result, his ancestors demanded the death of the Swedish family in order to erase the disgrace that had been brought on their family. This task is taken over by the security chief of an entrepreneur who is the direct descendant of the victims at the time, an unscrupulous martial arts fighter named Ya Ru. His sister tries to dissuade him.
When Birgitta Roslin no longer feels safe, she contacts Sweden. Her husband Staffan then follows her. Both are caught in the street by the Chinese hit man and threatened with a sword. At the last moment, a plainclothes policewoman who was used by Qiu Hong for covert protection can stop him with an aimed shot.
Ya Ru first murders his sister, who threatens to betray him, in a fictitious elevator accident, and later Professor Lund and his wife in an attempt to put the murder on Birgitta and kill her too. Birgitta anticipates this by shooting Ya Ru, the Chinese .
background
The film is close to the novel, but the historical events relevant in the novel were condensed in the film adaptation to the railway construction in Nevada (USA) in the 19th century.
The film was shot at around 50 locations in Lower Austria , Vienna and Sweden . A group of houses south of Pürbach near Schrems in Lower Austria served as the backdrop for the Swedish village "Hesjövallen" . The scenes at the Swedish hotel, in which Birgitta Roslin is staying and dealing with the atrocities of her ancestors, were made in the former Western adventure park No Name City (Wöllersdorf) , south of Vienna. The scene in which a group of people in mourning, on the occasion of the incidents in "Hesjövallen", lays wreaths of flowers on a market square, was made in Östhammar, Sweden . The scenes at Birgitta Roslin's place of residence were made in Stockholm . All the scenes that take place in the People's Republic of China were actually shot in Taiwan , mainly in the Taipei area , for example in the Lin family's garden , at Taipei-Songshan Airport , in the Grand Hotel Taipei and in the Ximen district. The team consisted of 120 members and actors from Germany, Austria, Sweden, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan and the USA. Filming began on April 26, 2010 and ended on July 27, 2010. On June 25, 2011, the film celebrated its premiere at the Munich Film Festival . The film was released on DVD in Germany on December 23, 2011. The Chinese premiered on December 30, 2011 in Austria .
criticism
"(TV) film adaptation based on a novel by Henning Mankell as an elaborate political thriller that links America's immigration policy in the 19th century to the present globalized present."
“As in his» Wallander «books, the Swedish bestselling author combines a thrilling crime story with a critical look at social grievances. [...] The screenwriters Léonie-Claire and Fred Breinersdorfer have understood how to condense and shorten Mankell's novel without flattening central elements. However, too many lengths have crept in and in the long run the plot becomes more and more implausible. The real highlight of the political thriller is therefore the interaction between the two friends Claudia Michelsen and Suzanne von Borsody as commissioner and judge. "
Awards
Alexander Fischerkoesen was nominated for the best camera work at the German Camera Prize in 2012, while Moune Barius received a nomination for the best editing.
Web links
- The Chinese in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Chinese at filmportal.de
- The Chinese at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b locations. In: IMDb.de. Retrieved December 10, 2012 .
- ↑ The Chinese. (No longer available online.) In: DasErste. Archived from the original on December 11, 2012 ; Retrieved December 13, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c Start dates for Der Chinese . In: IMDb.de. Retrieved December 9, 2012 .
- ↑ The Chinese. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Prism : The Chinese ( page no longer available )
- ↑ German Camera Prize> Nominations> 2012> Camera ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 16, 2012
- ↑ German Camera Prize> Nominations> 2012> Editing ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 16, 2012
- ↑ Budget and box office results. In: IMDb.de. Retrieved December 10, 2012 .
