Stralsund: It's never over

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Episode in the Stralsund series
Original title It's never over
Stralsund (TV series) .jpg
Country of production Germany
original language German
length 89 minutes
classification Episode 7
First broadcast October 31, 2015 on ZDF
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Director Christine Hartmann
script Martin Eigler ,
Sven S. Poser
production Wolfgang Cimera
music Oliver Kranz
camera Andreas Doub
cut Cosima Fast
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It's never over is a German television film by Christine Hartmann from 2015. It is the seventh film in the ZDF crime film series Stralsund . Katharina Wackernagel , Wanja Mues , Alexander Held and Michael Rotschopf play the main roles of the investigators . The main guest roles include Bernadette Heerwagen , Jasmin Gerat , Harald Schrott , Peter Prager and Claudia Rieschel .

action

After the owner of a gas station has been shot, the perpetrator can be identified using the images from the surveillance camera. It is Lisa Becker, who at the time was convicted of the murder of Susanne Winkler, the head of the Stralsund detective office. Becker managed to escape during a visit to the doctor. Detective Inspector Nina Petersen is confronted with the mental stress that she currently has anyway, with the events of that time.

One feverishly searches for Becker and turns to the prison psychologist Martina Görges, who was responsible for looking after Becker and who she probably knew better than anyone else. She too cannot explain the brutal attack and the aggressiveness with which Becker proceeded. While one is still looking for Becker, another man is murdered, the innkeeper Robert Gromek. The recorded investigations suggest that Becker is most likely the perpetrator in this case too.

When Becker turns up at Görges' it becomes clear that the women are now lovers. A joint escape was planned, which Görges wanted to prepare accordingly. Becker's premature escape now complicates the actual plan considerably. The two men who were shot had to die because they had abused Görges when she was still a child. Lisa Becker also shares this fate, she was abused by her father as a child. Although Görges' own father was also involved in the child abuse, she feels responsible for the man who has been helplessly tied to the bed since a stroke. When the therapist checks on her father in his house, she meets Michael Broder, who was released early for good conduct and with whom Lisa Becker was once in a relationship. Broder was also involved in the "Susanne Winkler case" at the time. Broder wants to blackmail Görges because he needs money to start over.

Lisa Becker turns up at the Görges house without any agreement and tells Martina that she doesn't understand, that her father always hurt her, he doesn't regret it and, like the others, doesn't even want to remember. Lisa gets Martina to pack her things to get out of Germany together. While Martina is packing she presses a pillow on the old man's face until he suffocates.

Petersen and Hidde have since found out that Görges was abused by the men during so-called skat afternoons and shortly afterwards they find Frank Görges dead in his house. Max Morolf, on the other hand, who has been following Michael Broder since his release from prison, loses his trace when he gets into a traffic stop. Forensic technician Stein finds a way to use the cell phone from Görges found in the house to determine the places where the owner of the cell phone was frequently. This is how the investigators come up with the address of a log cabin by the lake. In fact, the women are there and are packing 68,000 euros in a bag when Broder suddenly appears in the door. Morolf appears only a little later. Looking through the window, he sees Lisa Becker aiming the gun at Broder. Broder plays the women against each other so that Martina Görges can grab the gun. She shoots Broder in the leg. The women grab their bags with the money, but meet Morolf in front of the house, who tells Lisa to drop the gun. After a moment's hesitation, however, she directs it at Morolf, whereupon he fires a shot that fatally hits Lisa in the stomach area. Martina Görges collapses over her friend. Shortly afterwards, Petersen, Hidde and the MEK arrive . Petersen goes to the therapist who has slumped by the lake and who still has the gun with her. She holds it to her head and wants to know whether Lisa is really dead, which Petersen affirms. Lisa wasn't a monster, she killed the men for her - out of love. Nina Petersen assures Görges that she understands and asks again to hand over the weapon to her. Görges says she promised Lisa that she would never be left alone again, lifts the pistol to her head and pulls the trigger. Petersen whispers desperately: "I didn't make it" and runs away.

production

Production notes, filming

The film was produced by Network Movie , Film- und Fernsehproduktion Wolfgang Cimera GmbH & Co. KG, Cologne, production management: Andreas Breyer, production management: Ralph Retzlaff, responsible ZDF editor Martin R. Neumann .

It's never over was filmed between September 30 and October 31, 2014 in Stralsund and the surrounding area as well as on Rügen and Hamburg. The working title was: Stralsund VII - Merciless Hunt .

background

Christine Hartmann, who directed the seventh episode, said in an interview that it was a great honor for her, “for the outstanding crime series ' Stralsund ' initiated by Martin Eigler and Sven Poser ,' It's never over ' to stage ”. It was also "a great pleasure" for her "to sound out the characters once more with the permanent team of investigators - above all Katharina Wackernagel". It was also “a wonderful challenge” for her to “stage Bernadette Herwagen and Jasmin Gerat in a fateful patient-doctor constellation”. She said about the location that Stralsund was “a wonderful setting”. "The wide landscape" offers "not only impressive motifs", but also represents "an additional challenge for the investigators".

When asked what she particularly liked about this story, Katharina Wackernagel answered: “The return of the characters Lisa Becker and Michael Broder from the first part was an exciting idea. I like it when the circles come full circle in a row. ”Wackernagel went on to say that they appreciate that“ the characters of the commissioners have a continuous story ”that“ is touched on again and again ”but“ does not come to the fore [e] ". Since the authors take the characters seriously, “the characters could keep developing”. You like the team of investigators and Rügen is "a great backdrop".

When asked what he particularly liked about this story, Wanja Mues replied that he was “fascinated by the figure of Lisa Becker even while reading it”. When watching the film, he was “impressed by how well Bernadette Heerwagen played on this character”. Mues spoke of “wonderful colleagues” with whom he was allowed to work in this format and praised the scripts, which were “designed and written by masters of their field”. All in all, 'Stralsund' is “a courageous, idiosyncratic series implemented at the highest level” and he is “happy to be there”.

Jasmin Gerat replied to the question of what attracted people and made the difference to take on the role of Martina Görges: “I found it very exciting to get closer to a character who lives with such a fate and how I deal with it to be able to work with it as an actor. The overall package was just right: our courageous director, my wonderful colleague Bernadette Heerwagen and the script made a major contribution to my decision. "

Bernadette Heerwagen was asked the same question as Gerat. She said that those responsible "liked the role of Lisa Becker" "so much" that she did not die in the first episode, as originally intended, but was allowed to live on to reappear in a later episode. The figure also gave her "a lot of pleasure" and so she had nothing against reviving it. She liked the fact that Lisa was “a very volatile and impulsive young woman”, “who is difficult to assess”.

publication

Stralsund: It's Never Over was first broadcast on ZDF on October 31, 2015 in prime time .

The film was released on DVD by Studio Hamburg Enterprises on April 22nd, 2016 together with episodes 5, 6 and 8.

reception

Audience rating

When it was first broadcast, the film was watched by 6.08 million viewers, which corresponds to a market share of 20.2%.

criticism

The critic Tilmann P. Gangloff stated : “'It's never over': In the case of this thriller, that is a title with almost grim ambiguity. On the one hand, he refers to the consequences of child abuse, which shapes the victims for their entire lives, on the other hand, he has a specific connection to the investigators, because they are allowed to celebrate a reunion that is rather dubious for them, but one for the long-time fans of the series It's fixed. ”Referring to Bernadette Heerwagen, Broder wrote:“ Back then, Bernadette Heerwagen had the most attractive role as an unpredictable factor in an evil game, and that also applies to the new case. ”The seventh film is now“ not quite as powerful as previous ones Contributions […], but still worth seeing ”. This is due “on the one hand to Bernadette Heerwagen, who, as a blonde avenging angel all in black, wanders through the events and leaves a bloody trail”. “The construction with the psychologist as a companion in suffering and bed” is “a bit daring, but it works”. The “appeal of the series” was “from the beginning in the cooperation and, above all, against each other among the team members”, and “the line-up changes did not change anything”. Apart from that, this episode is "a good thriller even for casual viewers" because nobody can know "how the aggressive and psychologically unstable Lisa will behave". Schrott embodies Broder again "with an irritatingly fascinating mixture of coolness and latent brutality" and so it finally comes "to the captivating finale on Rügen, which none of the participants survive without injuries to body and soul".

Rainer Tittelbach from tittelbach.tv gave 3.5 out of 6 possible stars, referred to the threads from the opening episode and considered the “change of perspective between the police and the murderous antagonist” to be the “greatest attraction of this passable utility crime, which Bernadette Heerwagens Physis is refining [e ] ". The more the dialogues would fall off, "which are, however, ideally suited as SMS or Twitter news". Tittelbach went on to say: “The characters seem inappropriately strained and a lot of other things seem as if an effort is being made to make the construction of the plot work. In 'It's never over' the viewer accompanies the murderous antagonist on her quest for revenge without affect control. The change of perspective, including two twists typical of the genre, is narrative and physically the most exciting thing about this film by Christine Hartmann [...]. The convincing medium for this is Bernadette Heerwagen, who gives her character something unsteady, unpredictable, a bit of madness in her view and a dash of eroticism. "

Also prism praised Bernadette Heerwagen that the antagonist "impressively embodies" and "audience rousing psychological shoals involved" have. This also comforts “over the lack of real investigative work”.

Frederic Servatius from the sitequotemeter.de was of the opinion that in the second episode after Wotan Wilke Möhring “the mood was still gloomy”. This also makes itself "qualitatively noticeable". Petersen remains "spared nothing, the viewer does not suffer either". Finally it says: “Because you [meant the Petersen character] (like your colleague Morolf) lacked ambivalence in the character description, the viewer mainly gets to see a uniform soup. So maybe 'Stralsund' needs more creative stories for the consequences. But there is definitely a need for further development of the core characters. At most they pretend to be developing, but really don't really do much. Is it never over? "

Liane Liebenrath from the KrimiKiosk concluded her consideration with the words: “The basic question that is discussed here is: Who is the victim and who is the perpetrator? Why does a victim become a perpetrator, how far can one be manipulated if one is already injured? Despite good acting performances, unfortunately, far too predictable. "

TV Spielfilm pointed its thumb to the side, gave one of three possible points for action, tension and eroticism and wrote: “Lisa's actions are visible to the viewer, but it's exciting as long as her motive remains unclear. But then everything ends in a less gripping finale, despite the delightful story. "Conclusion:" The start is not bad, then it will be flat. "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Stralsund - It's never over see page networkmovie.de
  2. ↑ Stralsund - It's never over see page crew-united.com
  3. ↑ a b c d e Stralsund - It's never over see page presseportal.zdf.de. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  4. ↑ Stralsund, episode 5 - 8 Fig. DVD case (in the picture: Katharina Wackernagel, Wanja Mues)
  5. ↑ Manuel Nunez Sanchez: Pilawa's app quiz is subject to "Stralsund". Quotemeter.de, November 1, 2015, accessed July 9, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Tilmann P. Gangloff : TV tip of the day: "Stralsund: It's never over" (ZDF) see page evangelisch.de, October 31, 2015.
    Accessed July 9, 2019.
  7. ^ Rainer Tittelbach : Series "Stralsund - It's never over". Wackernagel, Held, Heerwagen, Gerat, Poser, Eigler: nothing for the sensitive
    at tittelbach.tv. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  8. ↑ Stralsund - It's never over see page prisma.de. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  9. ↑ Frederic Servatius: Is it never over? at quotenmeter.de, October 30, 2015. Accessed July 9, 2019.
  10. ↑ Liane Liebenrath: Stralsund It's never over - Saturday crime thriller on ZDF on the page krimikiosk.blogspot.com, October 30, 2015. Accessed July 9, 2019.
  11. ↑ Stralsund: It's never over see page tvspielfilm.de (including 19 film images). Retrieved July 9, 2019.