Police call 110: The poor children of Schwerin

Episode of the series Polizeiruf 110
Original title	The poor children of Schwerin
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Production company	AllMedia Pictures on behalf of NDR
length	90 minutes
classification	Episode 302 ( List )
First broadcast	June 28, 2009 on Das Erste
Rod
Director	Christine Hartmann
script	Eckhard Theophil , Christine Hartmann
production	Heike Richter-Karst
music	Fabian Römer
camera	Henner's visit
cut	Cosima Fast
occupation
Uwe Steimle : Jens Hinrichs, chief detective Felix Eitner : Markus Tellheim, chief detective Lars Eidinger : Kurt Ratgaus Fritzi Haberlandt : Rose Ratgaus Joël Eisenblätter : Mika Ratgaus Paraschiva Dragus : Lilly Ratgaus Tom Jahn : Harry Bolten, security guard Hermann Beyer : Hinrich's father Uwe Preuss : Rudi Matschke, landlord Edith Konrath : Mrs. Schuldzeck Hubertus Hiess : Boris Schuldzeck Joram Voelklein : Jan Körner Thamea Winterfeld : Matilda Schuldzeck Sergey Bricko-Steven : Lewandowsky, Nikolai Svesnilov : Christoph Drescher

The poor children of Schwerin is a German crime film by Christine Hartmann from 2009. The television film was released as the 302nd episode of the film series Polizeiruf 110 . Commissioner Hinrichs is investigating his 31st case. It is the 7th case for his colleague Tellheim. For both investigators it is immediately their last case.

action

Boris Schuldzeck is found hanged in a disused factory hall. The investigating commissioners Jens Hinrichs and Markus Tellheim quickly realized that a suicide was being faked, as there was neither a chair nor a ladder that Schuldzeck had to climb onto. The autopsy later revealed that the victim was forcibly suffocated.

Schuldzeck was long-term unemployed and did business with the Eastern European non-ferrous metal mafia. He had helpers like Kurt Ratgaus, Rudi Matschke and Harry Bolten, who tried to improve their low income by stealing junk. Ratgaus' children in particular suffer from the poverty of their families. The eleven-year-old son Mika tries to help his parents and when he was looking for his father one night, he unconsciously saw the perpetrators. They find out and the boy is in great danger. He is kidnapped, whereupon Kurt Ratgaus breaks his silence and gives evidence to the police. Jan Körner, a former work colleague of the victim, arranged the jobs for him, Matschke and Bolten. That evening, Körner had brought her customers, two Russians, to Boris in the warehouse because there were problems with payment. By the time he and Bolten joined, Boris was already dead.

In cooperation with Körner, Ratgaus and Bolten, the investigators set a trap for the Russians. In order not to endanger Mika's life, they respond to the kidnappers' request that Ratgaus and Bolten bring a load of non-ferrous metal including a truck across the border. Since the police are secretly monitoring the whole thing, they can strike at the right moment, free Mika and arrest the two perpetrators.

According to Tellheim, Mika should be entitled to part of the reward that was offered for smashing the metal mafia, as he played a major role in catching the perpetrators - a small ray of hope for the poor children of Schwerin.

background

The poor children of Schwerin was broadcast for the first time on June 28, 2009 in the first at prime time. The film was shot in Schwerin , Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania .

criticism

Rainer Tittelbach from tittelbach.tv comes to the conclusion: “The 'Polizeiruf 110' from Schwerin has been around for 15 years. A long time in the fast moving television business. But now it's over. The quality of the series belonged to the bitter end of the best and most unusual that crime television has to offer. ”The last case“ 'The poor children of Schwerin' is a crime thriller and social drama in one. The film reflects the mood in the region and shows the daily struggle for survival. A good thriller with a strong Fritzi Haberlandt and small dramaturgical weaknesses. "

The critics of the TV magazine TV Spielfilm gave the best possible rating (thumbs up) and wrote: “A strong exit from a strong team”.

Web links

• Police 110: The poor children of Schwerin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Summary of the plot of the film on the ARD website

Individual evidence

1. ^ Rainer Tittelbach : Wistful farewell to Uwe Steimle: Originality instead of globalization frenzy, film review at tittelbach.tv, accessed on November 15, 2016.
2. ^ Police call 110: The poor children of Schwerin at tvspielfilm.de

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