Police call 110: Dawn

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Episode of the series Polizeiruf 110
Original title Dawn
Country of production Germany
original language German
Production
company		 Bavaria television production
on behalf of the BR
classification Episode 344 ( List )
First broadcast August 24, 2014 on Das Erste
Rod
Director Alexander Adolph
script Alexander Adolph
production Ronald Mühlfellner
music Christoph M. Kaiser ,
Julian Maas
camera Jutta Pohlmann
cut Dirk Göhler
occupation

Dawn is a TV film from the ARD crime series Polizeiruf 110 . The film was produced by Bavaria Fernsehproduktion on behalf of Bayerischer Rundfunk and was broadcast for the first time on Sunday, August 24, 2014 on Erste . It is the seventh case of the Munich police call investigator Hanns von Meuffels .

action

Chief Inspector Hanns von Meuffels seeks 18-year-old suspect Martin Scharl in prison, who is said to have killed someone of the same age in a S-Bahn station. On the basis of video recordings, Scharl could be identified as the perpetrator. During the interrogation, the young man explains that he did not want that, but he had to defend himself because the victim had penetrated "his area". Nevertheless, Scharl shows himself repentant. He indicates von Meuffels that “they” will kill him here, obviously he thinks his life is in danger.

In the psychological service of the prison, von Meuffels meets his old school friend Max Steiner, who works there as an institutional psychologist. With regard to the suspect, Steiner referred von Meuffels to Karen Wagner. She agrees to take care of Scharl, which she no longer comes to. Von Meuffels is called to the detention center the next day, where Scharl apparently hanged himself in his cell. The detective immediately doubts the suicide thesis and questions the inmates, all of whom are young offenders. These seem unsuspecting, but with Karen Wagner's help he can analyze their statements. He particularly notices Alexander Dushku, who seems to be well prepared for his interrogation.

The next morning von Meuffels speaks to his old friend Steiner about Dushku; he trusts him to commit murder, because Dushku was convicted for seriously injuring another young man with a firework and then killing him. But since he was not guilty of anything else during his detention, an application for early release is currently underway, which Wagner and Steiner support.

Von Meuffels finally visits his old school friend Steiner, who, unlike von Meuffels, has a family. On this occasion Steiner warns von Meuffels about Karen Wagner. He noticed that von Meuffels had taken a liking to the young psychologist. In his opinion Wagner was manipulative and behaved strangely towards the prisoners; she would punish some and even fall in love with another. Von Meuffels then studies Karen Wagner's personal file, but sees no reason to end the relationship that has just begun with her.

After Dushku is actually released early, von Meuffels observes him together with his colleague Oberpriller. Both ponder on the occasion about the client for the murder of Scharl, and Oberpriller expresses the assumption that everything would be controlled from the prison. Von Meuffels then obtained information about the prison and found out that there had been nine suicides there in recent years. When he was researching Karen Wagner, she called, but von Meuffels avoided meeting her for the evening. Von Meuffels visits his friend Steiner and questions him about the suicides and Karen Wagner. Steiner tells him that he has no idea what kind of power she has. In addition, Dushku reported her at the time for sexual harassment. Karen von Meuffels seeks out Wagner, who is very much in love and spontaneously goes to her home with him. But while she wants to sleep with him, he wants to ask her about what is going on in her prison. He speaks to her about the high suicide rate in her prison and tells her that the public prosecutor's office has initiated proceedings against unknown persons. When asked about the sexual harassment complaint, Wagner reacts hurt and says he thinks she is a murderer. She then ended her relationship with him.

Von Meuffels tries to hand over the investigation into the case and call Karen Wagner, but she does not answer the phone, but confronts Steiner and tells him on the head that he instigated Dushku to murder Scharl. Steiner then tries to turn both the prison staff and Meuffels against Karen Wagner. In addition, he contacts Dushku and warns him that Wagner might turn up with him. He incites him to murder and offers him 30,000 euros.

Meuffels makes it clear that Steiner is the real mastermind and that Wagner only denounced to distract from himself. He gets the intense offenders to kill each other in order to get them out of the way. When he confronts Steiner with these allegations, Steiner confesses and justifies himself that he saves innocent lives by his behavior if he ensures that the "monsters" would kill each other. Von Meuffels then declared that he would take him to court. The inspector then tries to talk to Karen Wagner. But she is on her way to Dushku to get him to confess before the public prosecutor will approach him. He suddenly attacks Wagner. Although she manages to overpower Dushku, he has two other friends in the apartment who are only now showing up and threatening her with a gun. Von Meuffels and Oberpriller intervene at the last second and can overwhelm the gangsters.

The next morning Karen informed Wagner von Meuffels that Steiner was leaving the prison "voluntarily". Von Meuffels, for his part, informs her that he is no longer investigating anything inside the house, but is concentrating entirely on Dushku, who still refuses to testify. In private he suggests to Steiner that he should make a confession, because if Dushku's people got him first, his family would also be in danger. Steiner then shoots himself in his house.

background

The shooting took place from November 14, 2013 to December 12, 2013 in Munich and the surrounding area. Dawn's working title was Morgengruß .

Dawn celebrated its premiere on July 4, 2014 at the Munich Film Festival .

reception

Reviews

“This 'police call' is full of grandiose little scenes; Violence and wit, loneliness and love happiness, the moods change so quickly here that sometimes you can't keep up. Brandt, Hüller, Milberg play exemplary ambivalent. But the actor Andreas Lust ( The Robber ) , who is far too seldom given leading roles or at least episodic leading roles in German-language films, remains in the memory . "

- Christian Buß : Spiegel Online

“Dawn can fall back on an excellent cast: Matthias Brandt, Sandra Hüller, Axel Milberg and Andreas Lust provide scenes that will be remembered for a long time. Above all, the love story between Brandt and Hüller, both shy and brittle, brings the camera closer. No misunderstanding and no embarrassment are left out, and that is touching, almost a bit tormenting and worth seeing in this 'police call'. "

- Marion Löhndorf : Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Audience ratings

The first broadcast of Dawn on August 24, 2014 was seen by 7.98 million viewers in Germany and achieved a market share of 24.3% for Das Erste .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Stars and Hits 2014. In: 32nd Munich Film Festival. Internationale Münchner Filmwochen GmbH, June 10, 2014, accessed on October 10, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Police call 110: Dawn at crew united
  3. ↑ Christian Buß: "Polizeiruf" with Matthias Brandt. If you break my heart, I'll break your nose. Spiegel Online, August 22, 2014, accessed on August 24, 2014 : "A grandiose Munich" police call "about investigators in the chaos of feelings."
  4. ^ Marion Löhndorf: An unhappy liaison. Excellent number of "Police Call 110". In: Feuilleton. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, August 24, 2014, accessed October 10, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Timo Nöthling: Primetime check: Sunday, August 24, 2014.quotemeter.de , August 25, 2014, accessed on August 25, 2014 : "As usual, Das Erste was ahead of the general public in Sunday prime time ."
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