Hartz and warm

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Television series
German title Hartz and warm
Country of production Germany
original language German
Year (s) since 2016
Production
company		 UFA Show & Factual
Episodes 32+ specials in 11+ seasons
genre Documentary soap
production Ralf Jühe,
Holger Terton
First broadcast February 20, 2016 on RTL II

Hartz und cordial is a German documentary soap produced by UFA Show & Factual and broadcast on RTL II since 2016 . The series belongs to the RTL II thematic complex Despite the Life , which consists of Hartz and warmly also from formats such as poor Germany , poor Germany - your children and stamped - poverty in Germany .

content

The series shows the everyday life of people who live in so-called socially disadvantaged areas. Many of the protagonists of Hartz and heartily are dependent on unemployment benefit II ("Hartz IV"), which gives the title . The teams of the production company accompany the people at the respective locations for four months.

Seasons and locations

With the exception of the first season, which consists of two episodes, the Hartz and cordial seasons each contain three episodes.

A three-part new version of the recordings in the Duisburg railway settlement was produced in 2017, as was the associated special Return to the Duisburg Railway Settlement .

In 2018, the ten-part series of reports was published daily Benz Barracks , which again dealt with the residents of the Benz barracks in Mannheim; At the beginning of 2020, Rostock Groß Klein followed day after day , also with 10 episodes.

In October 2018, a spokeswoman for UFA Show & Factual confirmed the shooting of a season in Altes Lager , a district of the Niedergörsdorf municipality in Brandenburg, and thus the first season that is not located in a city but in rural areas. The broadcast began in October 2019.

reception

Audience ratings

Hartz und herz is one of the high-rated programs on RTL II. The broadcasts achieve regular ratings of 10 and more percent in the advertising-relevant target group (14–49 years).

criticism

The Hartz and cordial format regularly receives public criticism, both from the residents of the cities and settlements portrayed and from official administrative bodies. For example, the residents of the Duisburg railroad settlement wrote an open letter to the public in which they accused the production company and the broadcaster of "gimmicky" and depicting a "caricature of reality". The inhabitants of Pirmasens and Bitterfeld-Wolfen as well as the city of Salzgitter also criticized openly and criticized the too negative and clichéd, stereotypical representation of the protagonists and the locations.

The political scientist and poverty researcher Christoph Butterwegge responded to the question of why so-called social reports like Hartz and Warm are very popular with television viewers:

“That relieves all those who are not affected by the problems themselves. They are made aware: You are not to blame for the fact that over two million children and young people live in Hartz IV households. You don't have to do anything politically or socially to change anything. Those who are in a similar situation are taught: You have to come to terms with it. Look, they feel the same way. "

- Christoph Butterwegge

The viewer would declare the protagonists of the show to be "poorly well-off" and feel better about it.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stories from Germany. RTL II, accessed on August 7, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Victoria Barnack: RTL 2 is shooting "Hartz and cordially" in Altes Lager. Märkische Allgemeine, October 23, 2018, accessed on August 7, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Jochen Müller: Audience ratings: Best value for the year for "Hartz and cordial". Blickpunkt: Film, October 24, 2018, accessed August 7, 2019 .
  4. ↑ RTL II program communication: The social reports "Hartz und cordially" and "Armes Deutschland" are convincing again on RTL II. Press portal, July 10, 2019, accessed on August 7, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Daniel Cnotka write residents RTL II open letter - Hartz and cordial. Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, February 26, 2016, accessed on August 7, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Simone Schmidt: RTL II show "Hartz and cordial": (K) a heart for Pirmasens? Die Rheinpfalz, May 28, 2019, accessed on August 7, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Daniel Bakir: "Hartz and cordial": The controversial success of ghetto TV. Stern, May 29, 2018, accessed August 7, 2019 .
  8. ↑ "Hartz and cordial" on RTL2: This is how Salzgitter resisted. news38.de, September 5, 2018, accessed on August 7, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Maria Christoph: That's why so many people watch RTL II poverty porn like 'Hartz and cordial'. Vice.com, May 17, 2019, accessed August 7, 2019 .