Munich murder: I am hell

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Episode of the series Munich Murder
Original title I am hell
Country of production Germany
original language German
length 91 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
classification Episode 2 ( list )
First broadcast November 22, 2014 on ORF 2
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Director Michael Gutmann
script Alexander Adolph
Eva Wehrum
production Andreas Schneppe
Sven Burgemeister
music Stephan Massimo
camera Jan Fehse
cut Max Fey
occupation
chronology

←  Predecessor
Munich Murder: We are the new ones

Successor  →
Munich Murder: Nobody, no problem

Hell I am is a German TV film by Michael Gutmann from 2014. It is the second episode of the crime series Munich Murder with Bernadette Heerwagen , Alexander Held and Marcus Mittermeier in the leading roles.

action

The real estate agent Julika Amsel is found dead in her apartment in Munich. At first it all looks like an unfortunate household accident. Nevertheless, the team was notified by Chief Detective Ludwig Schaller. Once there, the investigators Neuhauser and Flierl meet the victim's brother, Janosch, who is firmly convinced that his sister was murdered. After examining the situation, the investigators also have doubts about an accident. The young woman's circumstances are a mystery, because no one seems to have missed her in the fourteen days since her death. She had deregistered her landline connection, there are no photos of friends and her real estate agency, which the two of them visit during their investigations, appears similarly sterile. For Schaller it is noticeable that Julika Amsel could afford the apartment in Munich's luxurious Glockenbachviertel so easily. He learns that she bought the apartment as a condo. Since there is no evidence of any regular income from Julika Amsel, Schaller comes to the conclusion that the person who gave her the money for the purchase is also responsible for her death.

Janosch Amsel, who was released from prison just a few days ago, is finding his sister's murderer too slow. He takes matters into his own hands. He is not squeamish about the caretaker, from whom he thinks he can learn something. The investigators follow a lead on a friend Julika, who says that she was often haunted by nightmares. The phone logged her off because she kept getting strange calls. Janosch Amsel also appears at this friend's house and knocks him down. He ties and abuses him. Blackbird finds money and a cell phone, which he takes. Julika's friend eventually dies as a result of the abuse.

Neuhauser finds recordings showing Julika on a porn site on the Internet. These were made in a nightclub in Rottach-Egern outside Munich that burned down a few years ago. The owner at the time was Johannes Dengler, from whom Julika had also got her apartment.

Angelika Flierl visits Janosch Amsel and finds out that he is conducting his own investigation and is about to play his sister's avenger. So she doesn't ask him about Dengler and the nightclub so as not to get him on his trail. On the way back, Flierl meets Janoschs probation officer.

In the meantime Johannes Dengler has been summoned to join Schaller and Neuhauser. Neuhauser informs him that the police know about his burned down nightclub and the transfer of ownership of the apartment in the Glockenbachviertel to Julika Amsel. Dengler denies the connections.

The investigative team learns from Ms. Rocker, the probation officer, that Janosch Amsel is terminally ill with pancreatic cancer . So he has nothing left to lose. While trying to stop Blackbird, Neuhauser discovered that someone was already lying in wait for Blackbird in his room in the homeless shelter. This man thinks Neuhauser is a blackbird and wants to knock him down. In self-defense , the inspector has to shoot the stranger and kills him fatally.

Angelika Flierl finds out that Johannes Dengler had apparently been blackmailed by Julika Amsel because she knew about the arson at his restaurant. With the insurance money, Dengler was able to buy an expensive property in Munich and Julika Amsel helped him to sue a former tenant from the old house in order to be able to build a new building. In the end, however, the apartment she was given as a reward was no longer enough for Amsel, and she demanded more and more in order to be able to lead a carefree life like Dengler and his wife. The couple had therefore set a killer on her, as well as on her uncomfortable brother afterwards.

Since Dengler and his wife are about to move abroad, Flierl and Neuhauser drive their house. Neuhauser, still traumatized from the confrontation with the killer in Janosch Amsel's accommodation, is paralyzed and cannot get out of the car. He promises to comply later. Expecting to be able to arrest the couple together with Neuhauser, Flierl puts her cards on the table and accuses Dengler and his wife of being to blame for the death of Julika Amsel. But Neuhauser lets his colleague down. At least he informs Ludwig Schaller, who immediately leaves for Dengler's house with his superior, Chief Detective Zangel.

Janosch Amsel, who found out about Dengler through his probation officer, has now managed to break into the house. While Angelika Flierl looks to see where her colleague Neuhauser is, Amsel threatens to shoot Dengler and his wife. When Dengler tries to flee, Amsel shoots him and injures his arm. Flierl arrives, but has to hand over her weapon to Janosch. When Schaller and Zangel arrive, they storm the house together with Neuhauser. Finally, Schaller succeeds in overpowering Amsel. A confession from Dengler and his wife is still missing, the team of investigators is convinced that with further research enough incriminating material against the couple can be found.

Chief detective Zangel can explain to the media that under his direction two dangerous killers could be taken out of circulation and the Munich residents could sleep again.

reception

Audience ratings

It was first broadcast in Germany on November 26, 2014 on ZDFneo . When it was broadcast on ZDF on November 29, 2014, 5.12 million viewers tuned in, which corresponds to a market share of 16.9 percent. Of the 14 to 49 year olds, 0.88 million people, i.e. around 8.6 percent, watched the episode.

Reviews

Rainer Tittelbach from tittelbach.tv draws the following judgment on this consequence: “A vengeful criminal takes over the work of the police. The characters live up to their previous image as a detective without self-confidence, as a Casanova cop and as a 'psycho', the plot is a bit more urgent and the staging is more gripping than in 'We're the new ones'. Short-circuiting the serious with the ridiculous, harmoniously combining the subject of fear with fun moments [...] is one of the great strengths of the series. "

Kino.de gave a similar assessment: “Even the opening film […] of the ZDF series […] was pleasantly noticed in spring 2014 with its humorous tone and the decidedly unconventional investigative trio. The follow-up film goes one better. [...] The exciting case of a dubious brother-sister relationship is packed into a veritable crime grotesque between laughter and shudder and with a lot of local color. "

Awards and nominations

Alexander Held was nominated for his performance in the 2014 Bambi Awards in the Actor National category.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for Munich murder: I am hell . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , December 2014 (PDF; test number: 148 663 V).
  2. ↑ Primetime check: Saturday, November 29, 2014.quotemeter.de , March 30, 2017, accessed on October 20, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Munich Murder - I am hell - review of the film. tittelbach.tv , accessed on October 21, 2017 .
  4. ^ Film review at kino.de , accessed on November 14, 2017.