Police call 110: run or die
| Episode of the series Polizeiruf 110 | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Run or die |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Production company |
MDR |
| length | 90 minutes |
| classification | Episode 180 ( List ) |
| First broadcast | April 14, 1996 on Das Erste |
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| Director | Matti Geschonneck |
| script | Peter Probst |
| production | Hans-Werner Honert |
| music | Klaus Doldinger |
| camera | Jürgen Heimlich |
| cut | Margrit Schulz |
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Run or die is a German crime film by Matti Geschonneck from 1996. It is the 180th episode in the film series Polizeiruf 110 and the second case for the Halle investigator duo Schmücke and Schneider , played by Jaecki Schwarz and Wolfgang Winkler . The main guest roles in this episode are Susanna Simon , Daniel Minetti , Carol Campbell , Veit Stübner and Claudia Wenzel .
action
The chief detective inspectors Schmücke and Schneider are called late in the evening to look for a corpse. The dead person can be identified quickly and it turns out that it is the runner Andrej Naumow. His sister Olga, who had already reported him missing, is also a well-known runner. The siblings wanted to take part in the city run. The young woman is visibly shocked when the commissioners bring her the terrible news. Apparently a car ran over her brother without the driver stopping. Schmücke suspects that there is an intention behind Naumow's killing, disguised as an accident. Possibly the man should be eliminated as a competitor, but the organizer weighs it down, as the prize money would be limited.
Schmücke and Schneider take another look around the scene of the accident in daylight and are sure that Andrej Naumow, coming out of the forest, wanted to cross the street and must have run very quickly. As if he was being followed. They will soon be able to locate the driver involved in the accident. Frank Hellmann states that he simply couldn't have stopped the brakes. He too had the impression that the man who ran in front of his car was being followed.
Olga now has to realize that her trainer and husband, Jan Köppel, speaks victory languages. She should only take third place in the upcoming City Run in Halle and under no circumstances run for victory. Although she does not like that, after all, she wants to run for her dead brother and give everything, she sticks to the instruction. She lets two competitors pass her by. Jan Köppel was shot at that night. He is taken to hospital injured and Schmücke suspects that it was warning shots. As a result, Hofmann, the trainer, is arrested because the pistol that was believed to have been shot at Köppel was found in his trailer. Hofman, however, denies having anything to do with the attack and says that someone wanted to "kill" him. The attacks continue and a short time later Maria, a new runner in the Köppel team , is attacked and injured. Schmücke suspects an act of jealousy, since he has found out that Jan Köppel is having a relationship with Maria. Despite her injury, Maria wants to start in the upcoming city run in Wernigerode . The investigators are on site, because Schneider fears another attack on the top runner. He secures the drinking bottle that was handed to Maria during the run, but the rapid analysis does not reveal any toxic substances. The inspectors remain vigilant and so Schmücke watches as manager Georg Stoll chases his German shepherd on Maria shortly after crossing the finish line, who is then struck down by Schneider with a targeted shot. It is clear to Schmücke that Stoll chased the dog on Andrej Naumow in the same way. However, Stoll could not have known that in his fear of a car he would run and die. The manager admits his actions, which were planned as a memorandum, since both runners had left their team to switch to Köppel.
Behind the attacks on Maria and Jan Köppel, however, was Olga, who wanted to frighten the two out of jealousy.
Production, publication
Run or die was the Saxonia Media Filmproduktion commissioned by the MDR produces and April 14, 1996 First for prime time first aired. The shooting took place in the period from September 1, 1995 to November 1, 1995 in Halle (Saale) , the Leipzig Opera House , in Wernigerode and on the Brocken .
criticism
The critics of the television magazine TV Spielfilm point their thumbs up and said: "Solid sprinter thriller with a documentary touch."
Web links
- Police 110: Run or die in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Polizeiruf 110: Run or die Summary of the plot of the film on the ARD website
Individual evidence
- ^ Polizeiruf 110: Run or Die Filming locations in the Internet Movie Database , accessed on August 16, 2015.
- ↑ Police call 110: Run or die see page saxonia-media.de
- ^ TV thriller on the subject of "Sport is Murder". Short review on tvspielfilm.de, accessed on August 16, 2015.
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