Free wild. A Würzburg crime thriller
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Free wild. A Würzburg crime thriller |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2008 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Manuel Siebenmann |
| script | Peter Probst |
| production | Tita Korytowski |
| music | Christine Aufderhaar |
| camera | Peter Döttling |
| cut | Heidi Handorf |
| occupation | |
| |
| chronology | |
|
Successor → |
|
Free wild. A Würzburg-Krimi is a German feature film by Manuel Siebenmann from 2008, which was produced for the “Franconian Crime Night” on behalf of Bayerischer Rundfunk and marks the start of the BR's homeland crime series. Thomas Schmauser and Teresa Weißbach act as the commissioner team of Haller and Sacher . The main guest stars of the film are André Jung , Lena Stolze , Max von Pufendorf , Tino Hillebrand , Janna Striebeck and Pegah Ferydoni .
action
The partially decayed body of a young woman is found in a valley near Würzburg . The commissioners Peter Haller and Birgit Sacher are entrusted with the case, the investigations of which are at first sluggish. It was only when an expert examined a tattoo on the back of the murdered woman and linked it to Mexico that the commissioners started to investigate. After reconstructing the face of the dead, the commissioners go through the files of the au-pairs from Mexico registered in Würzburg and find what they are looking for.
In the dead is Angela Lopez, the Au Pair in Höchberger is reported family Bag makers. Inspector Haller knows the bag makers and drives with his colleague Sacher to the family home. Once there, the investigators learn that Ms. Täschner and her children have moved out and live in Würzburg. Mr. Täschner also tells of a letter in which Angela Lopez announced her return to Mexico. Based on the letter, which is said to be in the possession of Ms. Täschner, it was assumed that the au pair had left Germany, which is why no missing person was reported.
Ms. Täschner claims that the letter was lost during the move. When the Bagmakers got caught up in contradictions, the officers obtained a house search, during which they came across the murdered woman's diary hidden in Angela's room. From this they learn that the bag maker’s son, Nick, was miserably in love with Angela. This thus becomes the main suspect. During interviews with Angela's friends, the investigators also learn that the bag maker’s nephew had a relationship with Angela.
When Nick suddenly disappears and Inspector Haller finds his cell phone, he uses it to convince Nick's father via SMS to find Nick in his hiding place. The police follow Max Täschner to Marienberg Fortress , where Nick is hiding in a vaulted cellar, and eavesdrop on father and son. The viewer learns in a flashback that the bag maker’s nephew had spent a night with Angela in a hotel in Sommerhausen and was surprised there by Nick. Nick's father, who had followed his son, observed the resulting argument between the two rivals from a hiding place. When Angela fled on foot to avoid the argument, Max Täschner followed her, picked her up and drove with her to the Main. There he raped the young girl and then killed Angela with a stone.
production
Production notes, filming
It was originally planned to shoot a crime story in Franconia since 2003 . This should, however, be a contribution of the Bavarian radio to the crime series Tatort . However, since this series is already set in Munich , the decision was made to create a special Franconian crime night.
Filming started in August 2007. Almost all of the exterior shots were shot in Würzburg, the interior shots were shot in Munich. Furthermore, scenes in Sommerhausen , Winterhausen and Eibelstadt were recorded.
In order to be able to show as many landmarks of the city of Würzburg as possible in the film, the actor Peter Haller was allowed to take a long detour on a bicycle from the bakery shown to the police station in Neubaustraße, which is actually only a few hundred meters away.
music
The music for the film was written by Christine Aufderhaar. The title song "En El Muelle de San Blas" , which can also be heard in the credits and is also mentioned in the film as the favorite song of the murdered, comes from the Mexican group Maná . In addition, the aria " Nessun dorma " by Giacomo Puccini can be heard several times .
publication
The first broadcast of the thriller took place on April 12, 2008 on Bayerischer Rundfunk.
The film was released on September 26, 2009 on DVD for purchase.
reception
Audience rating
When it was first broadcast, 1.14 million viewers saw the film, which corresponded to a market share of 3.8 percent. Bayerischer Rundfunk rated this as a great success, as the station's average market share is 2.1 percent.
criticism
The Main-Post criticized: "The fact that 'Freiwild' still didn't really get going, may have been mainly due to the fact that the people behind the idea of home were apparently more important than the goal of presenting an exciting television thriller."
Tilmann P. Gangloff saw it differently , who gave the film 4.5 out of 6 possible stars on the tittelbach.tv website and wrote: “The film with the curious, lovable young inspector, played by Thomas Schmauser, offers a number of characters worth seeing as well as one appropriately enigmatic case. That is so good and understandable that it would be something for now! ”Gangloff went on to say that one could have“ imagined ”“ that Peter Haller would also have become the hero of the next films: The Würzburg inspector would himself be the original 'Polizeiruf' series adorn, especially since Thomas Schmauser not only "bizarre, but also quite lovable" aspects of the slightly odd investigator. The experienced author Peter Probst has "not only created figures worth seeing, but also an appropriately puzzling case". Tilmann certified the investigator “dry humor”, which was “a real pleasure”.
Web links
- Free wild. A Würzburg crime in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Fair game at crew united
- Free wild. A Würzburg crime thriller on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Bavarian cult series: Freiwild - A Würzburg crime thriller see page bayerische-kultserien.de
- ↑ Fair game. A Würzburg crime thriller on crew united
- ↑ Fair game. For a Würzburg crime thriller see page cinefacts.de
- ↑ New Bayern crime thriller in the BR is convincing right away see page quotenmeter.de
- ↑ Freiwild: Würzburg crime thriller as a source of quotas In: Main-Post . Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Tilmann P. Gangloff: TV film "Freiwild. A Würzburg thriller ". Schmauser, Weissbach, Probst. For a Würzburg thriller that was to become a 'crime scene' see page tittelbach.tv . Retrieved September 25, 2019.