Friesland: misfire

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Episode of the series Friesland
Original title False fire
Country of production Germany
original language German
length 90 minutes
classification Episode 4 ( list )
First broadcast February 25, 2017 on ZDF
Rod
Director Markus Sehr
script Timo Berndt
production Sabine de Mardt
Anton Moho
music Tobias Wagner
Steven Schwalbe
camera Ralf M. Mendle
cut Stefen Schmitt
occupation
chronology

←  Predecessor
Klootschießen

Successor  →
Crab War

Irrfeuer is a German television film by Markus Sehr from 2017. It is the fourth episode of the Friesland television series .

action

At a beach party, police officers Özlügül and Jensen found a body in the blazing flames of the traditional dike fire. The following morning, Commissioner Brockhorst from Wilhelmshaven arrives to see the devastation. Most of the traces were destroyed by the fire brigade's extinguishing work. When binoculars are found on the charred corpse, Jensen fears that it is the hobby ornithologist Klara Wachsieg, with whom he had recently started a relationship.

This is not confirmed, however, the deceased is identified by Klara Wachsieg as her colleague Sabine Feig, who wanted to ensure that a large wasteland near Leer , which belonged to Sabine and her brother Bertram, is declared a bird sanctuary in order to prevent the Tourist board bought it and built a large campsite. While Özlügül and Jensen investigate in their personal environment, Inspector Brockhorst investigates clues that indicate a possible ritual murder. There are numerous stones with pagan symbols on the beach and also as " graffiti " in the city.

For Özlügül and Jensen, Bertram Feig, the victim's brother, turns out to be the one who benefits most from death. Unlike his sister, he was determined to sell the land. In addition, the two were always at odds with each other. That Sabine was sneaky, had also found out her penniless colleague Klara Wachsieg, for whom ornithology is not just a hobby, but offers her the only possible shelter. Members of the local bird protection association also accuse Klara of embezzling donations that Sabine might have uncovered. After Insa Scherzinger finds remains of taser bullets in Sabine's corpse that go with Klara's stun gun , Jensen arrests her. However, Commissioner Brockhorst is still convinced that the perpetrator must be male, because only a strong man could have dragged the body to the beach and positioned it in the stake; he is also convinced that ritual murders are carried out exclusively by men. So wax growth is set free again. She is also killed on the way home in the deserted wasteland.

Jensen now thinks Sabine Feig's ex-boyfriend, Ralf Düsbeck, is the murderer, but Özlügül accidentally discovers the pagan symbols found everywhere on a hard rock band CD. This track leads to the “Leeraner Krug”, the local pub of the regional music group. The innkeeper’s son says they only thought the icons were cool because they went well with their music. They had nothing to do with the murders.

After talking to Bertram Feig again, the police officers learned that some people had already invested in the new campsite, including Torben Martmann from the city administration. Of all people, Özlügül is friends with his son Matthias and confronts him. He reveals that he actually ran Sabine Feig over by mistake. However, she was dead by then.

Finally Ralf Düsbeck can be convicted as a murderer. He shot at Sabine Feig with Klara Wachsieg's stun gun, whereupon she fell on a stone and was fatally injured. He put the body on the street to make it look like an accident where it was run over by the drunk Matthias Martmann. Later Ralf Düsbeck searched the crime scene again for Sabine's house key and was surprised by Klara Wachsieg. When Jensen went to Ralf Düsbeck after this knowledge, Özlügül feared he wanted to avenge Klara's death, but when she and Brockhorst arrived, Jensen only beat him up and tied him up.

In the course of this episode, Özlügül and Jensen learn that Jan Brockhorst is their new head of department. He was transferred to Leer and secretly hopes to be able to reverse this measure with the sole purpose of investigating the murders of Sabine Feig and Klara Wachsieg - but in vain.

reception

Audience ratings

The first broadcast on February 25, 2017 reached 7.34 million viewers, which corresponds to a market share of 23.4%. Of the 14 to 49 year old viewers, 16.1 percent tuned in.

Reviews

Volker Bergmeister from tittelbach.tv draws the following verdict on this episode: "For the fourth time, ZDF shows that crime lurks behind the dike:" Friesland - Irrfeuer ", however, comes up with a story that is almost as flat as the island, on which parts of the film were shot. And also the dramaturgical implementation by Markus Sehr is rather conventional. Unfortunately, the series can't keep up with the momentum of the first episodes: This thriller is not underpinned with punchlines, but also not really exciting, which can be viewed without regrets thanks to the beloved Kripo family and their good cast. Felix Vörtler is primarily responsible for the most successful moments. And Thomas Schmauser is once again making a big performance out of a smaller role. "

The Frankfurter Neue Presse rated: “The fourth film [in the Friesland series] works really well, although it does not consistently develop the figure drawing of the first film - Jens Jensen is rooted in the village and rather comfortable, while Süher Özlügül is an ambitious loner. Brockhorst did not fully apply his choleric arrogance [sic!], But reduced it to a plausible level. He searches for clues himself, combined conclusively. ”“ 'Irrfeuer' largely dispenses with tedious jokes. This time the joke is more casually and intelligently linked to the characters' weaknesses. Which not only makes the crime thriller a really strong representative of the 'Friesland' series, but also the best Saturday crime thriller in a long time. "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Primetime check: Saturday, February 25, 2017.quotemeter.de , February 26, 2017, accessed on October 16, 2017 .
  2. Volker Bergmeister : Irrfeuer - review of the film at tittelbach.tv , accessed on October 16, 2017.
  3. Best Saturday thriller in a long time at fnp.de , accessed on November 26, 2017.