Styrian child

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Movie
Original title Styrian child
Country of production Austria
original language German
Publishing year 2018
length 90 minutes
Rod
Director Wolfgang Murnberger
script Wolfgang Murnberger,
Maria Murnberger ,
Agnes Pluch , based
on the novel Steirerkind by Claudia Rossbacher
production Helmut Grasser
music Roman Kariolou
camera Peter von Haller
cut Evi Romen
occupation
chronology

←  Predecessor
Höhenstraße

Successor  →
Grenzland

Steirerkind is an Austrian television film from the Landkrimi film series from 2018 by Wolfgang Murnberger . The film was broadcast for the first time on January 20, 2018 on ORF . The film was shown for the first time on April 7, 2018 on ARD . The film is the sequel to Steirerblut (2014), the plot is based on the third novel by Claudia Rossbacher .

action

In her second case, Sandra Mohr and her superior Sascha Bergmann from the LKA Graz in Schladming investigate . Two days before the night race on the Planai the head coach of the Austrian Herrenskiteams Karl "Charly" Wintersperger missing. Mohr and Bergmann are supposed to investigate his disappearance, supported by post commander Völk.

Daniel, the son of Sascha Bergmann, accompanies his father from Graz to Schladming, where he meets with his friend, the environmental activist Andi, son of slope manager Stusnik. Sandra Mohr met the two of them by chance and made friends with them, Sandra and Daniel had a one-night stand. Daniel and Andi are later arrested by the police during an action, while Mohr and Daniel are introduced to each other by Sascha Bergmann.

While drilling holes for tilt poles for the slalom , Wintersperger's body is found by chance under the groomed slope. At first it is unclear whether there has been a crime, a robbery is ruled out because the wallet is available, but his cell phone is missing. A video appears that shows Lukas Wintersperger at the point where his father was later found. Lukas claims to have lost his hood there.

Karl Wintersperger had made some enemies through his rough manner and his ambition, including his brother Franz, the hut keeper who owed him money, now inherited his brother Karl and thus had a motive. Relations with Wintersperger's son Lukas and his foster son Mario Walch, both ambitious members of the ski team, were also tense. The interim new head coach Norbert Bachler announced to the media that Lukas Wintersperger and Mario Walch will take part in the race despite the death.

Karl Wintersperger's cell phone is found later, and there is a video on it with the night club dancer Elena, who has a relationship with Lukas Wintersperger. Lukas Wintersperger is arrested for the time being because an act out of jealousy is suspected. Lukas tells the police that his father wanted to throw him off the ski team because of his relationship with Elena, but that he did not kill his father.

The autopsy reveals asphyxiation as the cause of death. Blood from a second person is found on the victim's jacket, but the blood type is different from Luke's. Bergmann demands a list of the blood types of all those people who were at the Wintersperger's hut on the night of the murder. Meanwhile, Mohr has their skis examined for traces.

Little Jakob became an important witness, he remembers seeing Norbert Bachler with Karl on the night of Karl's death, and the blood type and ski wear he was looking for matched those of Bachler. Bachler tries to flee, but is arrested by the police and he confesses to the crime. On the night of the murder, he had observed Lukas arguing with Karl and actually wanted to help Karl afterwards, but after another argument between Karl Wintersperger and Bachler, the situation escalated.

production

The shooting took place from January 22nd to February 22nd, 2017, the shooting took place in Styria . The location was among others the Planai in Schladming . The film was produced by Allegro Film , with Austrian broadcasting and ARD ( Degeto Film ) involved, and the production was supported by the Austrian TV Fund and Cinestyria Film Commission and Funds .

Martina List was responsible for the costume design, Maria Gruber for the equipment, Heinz Ebner for the sound and Michaela Payer and Michaela Sommer for the make-up. The author of the novel, Claudia Rossbacher , has a cameo in the film .

reception

Reviews

The Kleine Zeitung wrote that the trademarks of the country crime novels were completely missing: “The bizarre crimes, the close observation of everyday Austrian life, above all: the solitary characters.” Instead, there are only clichés : “City idiots trudge through the snow in low shoes, drink at the ski lodge they always booze, whores have golden hearts, and athletes are corrupt. Only Hary Prinz gives a really classy unappealing investigator: always sleepy, always sharp, you allow the young colleague to rather chat with his son. Director Wolfgang Murnberger didn't think much about Schladming. But at least that looks good in the film. "

Volker Bergmeister from tittelbach.tv wrote: “Sandra Mohr and Sascha Bergmann [...] look behind the facade of competitive sports and encounter competition, intrigue and commerce. Murnberger tells it conventionally, but with pointed dialogues and witty taunts between the investigators. Entertaining crime entertainment! "

Audience rating

In Austria, the film was watched by 863,000 viewers when it was first broadcast on ORF, with a market share of 29 percent. This set a new high in the rural crime thriller series, until then the Upper Austrian rural thriller Der Tote am Teich (2015) with Josef Hader and Maria Hofstätter had the most viewers with 840,000.

In Germany, 5.48 million people saw the film when it was first broadcast, and the market share was 18.9 percent.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cooper, Straßer and a "Lord God for Beginners" in the second ORF one city comedy . OTS notification dated December 28, 2017, accessed December 31, 2017.
  2. ↑ ORF review 1/2018, page 6 . Accessed December 31, 2017.
  3. ↑ a b c series "Steirerkind" . Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  4. ^ Allegrofilm: Steirerkind . Accessed December 31, 2017.
  5. ↑ “Steirerkind” as a prelude to the second ORF country crime series . Article dated December 31, 2017, accessed December 31, 2017.
  6. ↑ Kleine Zeitung: Murderous backdrop for the Styrian child . Article dated February 7, 2017, accessed December 31, 2017.
  7. ↑ Kleine Zeitung: Review: Yesterday's rural thriller: At least it looks good . Article from January 21, 2018, accessed on January 21, 2018.
  8. ↑ Kleine Zeitung: 863,000 viewers: record value for the Styrian "rural thriller" . Article from January 21, 2018, accessed on January 21, 2018.