Crime scene: dead silence
| Episode of the series Tatort | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Dead silence |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Production company |
ProSaar media production |
| length | 88 minutes |
| classification | Episode 972 ( List ) |
| First broadcast | January 24, 2016 on Das Erste and SRF 1 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Zoltan Spirandelli |
| script |
Peter Probst , Julia Probst (assistance) |
| production | Martin Hofmann |
| music | Andy Grudge |
| camera | Simon Schmejkal |
| cut | Magdolna Rokob |
| occupation | |
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Totenstille is a television film from the crime series Tatort . The film produced by Saarländischer Rundfunk (SR) was broadcast for the first time on January 24, 2016 by the broadcasters Das Erste and SRF 1 . It is the 972nd episode in the crime scene series and the fifth case with the investigative duo Stellbrink and Marx portrayed by Devid Striesow and Elisabeth Brück . The film series was directed for the third time by Zoltan Spirandelli , the script was written by Peter Probst and Julia Probst .
action
In the hotel “Saarbrücker Hof” a mourning party meets after the funeral of Hans Albert Reichert, the director of a school for the deaf. While the deceased is being remembered here, Ruth Collignon dies in one of the hotel rooms during an intense sex adventure with her ex-husband, Georg Weilhammer. Weilhammer then leaves the room and calls his cousin in his distress because he doesn't know what to do now. If he reported the incident to the police, his current wife would find out, which he definitely does not want to risk. During his phone call, he happened to be observed by the deaf Ben Lehner, who had briefly left the mourning party and was able to understand the conversation.
A few hours later, Collignon's body is found on the banks of the Saar . After the identity can be determined, Commissioner Stellbrink quickly finds the lead to the “Saarbrücker Hof”, but there is no evidence of a second person. All traitorous traces were removed and even the surveillance camera was put out of operation. So Stellbrink hopes to get tips from the hotel guests and seeks out the Reichert family, but that doesn't get him much further.
Ben Lehner is now trying to blackmail Georg Weilhammer. He can find the architect via an internet portal and demands money for his silence via SMS. He wants to finance his also deaf friend Ambra Reichert to study in the USA. Little does Lehner suspect that Weilhammer has hidden a GPS transmitter in the envelope. The next morning, Lehner finds Ambra strangled in front of the hut by the lake where they had stayed and immediately suspects Weilhammer. He escapes and confides in Ambra's brother Marc. This encourages him to let the man "bleed" even more.
Commissioner Stellbrink is amazed that this second death brings him back to the Reichert family. He learns about Ambra's mother from her friend Ben Lehner, whom he believes is suspect and arrests. The interrogation turned out to be difficult due to the deafness, so that the commissioner asked an interpreter to help him. Lehner denies having anything to do with the death of his girlfriend. Stellbrink investigates the Reicherts' environment and finds out that Ambra's brother Marc has a somewhat disturbed relationship with his family. Frustrated that he was always at a disadvantage compared to the “poor” deaf sister, he went abroad early and even served in the Foreign Legion.
After it turns out that Weilhammer is not directly responsible for the death of his ex-wife and did not kill Ambra either, but only wanted his money back, Marc Reichert is strongly suspected. Stellbrink learns from Ambra's mother that Marc had spoken to her. He wanted to talk to his sister because there was a disagreement about the inheritance. Ambra attacked Marc and died in an argument.
Marc Reichert can be arrested on the border to Poland when he tries to evade responsibility and move to Ukraine.
background
The crime scene dead silence was filmed from September 2nd to 30th, 2015 in Saarbrücken and the surrounding area. The Tatort episode is a ProSaar media production for Saarland broadcasting company.
The deaf blogger Julia Probst worked on the script and also provided specialist advice. The character of the deaf lip reader Ben Lehner is heavily based on her person, as she gained great fame as a lip reader at soccer games. There is no relationship between Peter Probst and Julia Probst, the same surname is a coincidence.
The role of Ben Lehner is taken over by the actor Benjamin Piwko , who, like Jessica Jaksa and Kassandra Wedel, is deaf in real life.
reception
Audience ratings
The first broadcast of Totenstille was seen in Germany on January 24, 2016 by a total of 9.69 million viewers and achieved a market share of 25.8 percent for Das Erste .
criticism
Roger Tell from tittelbach.tv rated this crime scene as “an unusual crime thriller that takes place in two worlds and plays with them in a scenic way. But after a weak start and a slight increase, the fifth Saar 'crime scene' is unfortunately still not the hoped-for liberation for Devid Striesow as Commissioner Stellbrink. You have visibly worked on the team, but you have not decided on hard cuts. Unfortunately! ”In summary, Tittelbach awarded three out of six possible points.
At Frankfurter Allgemeine , Oliver Tolmein criticizes and says that this crime scene is: “full of nuances: communication between the deaf and the hearing often fails due to cultural barriers. It is told with so much humor and speed that even the weak resolution hardly bothers. "
Christian Buß at Spiegel Online thinks: “Unfortunately, this 'crime scene', which is sensitive and understanding, casual and even a little sexy, hardly trusts the repertoire of expressive possibilities that a deaf crime thriller could offer. Unless you consider it to be evidence of great empathy when Chief Detective Jens Stellbrink (Devid Striesow) covers his ears on his roof terrace at night to simulate deafness. Sure, that's how deafness feels to little stupid: Don't understand anything! "
Holger Gertz from Sueddeutsche.de has a similar opinion and says: “What makes this crime scene by Zoltan Spirandelli and author Peter Probst increasingly tough is on the one hand the special communication. An interpreter is interposed in the discussions, which naturally slows you down, and especially with this constellation you need a clearer story. But this one is fraying, after all it's about Afghanistan and Syria and Ukraine, the world is on fire like Stellbrink's big heart. A crime scene about different ways of understanding oneself. And in the end everyone looks at each other helplessly. "
Web links
- Crime scene: dead silence in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Summary of the plot of dead silence on the ARD website
- Dead silence at the crime scene fund
- Dead silence at Tatort-Fans.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.stern.de/kultur/tv/tatort-aus-saarbruecken--julia-probst---die-frau--die-den-tatort-machern-gebaerdenssprache-erklaerte-6665000.html
- ↑ Which "Tatort" actors are really deaf? - “Totenstille” at noz.de, accessed on April 6, 2016.
- ^ A b Devid Striesow, Peter Probst, Zoltan Spirandelli. The loner among the deaf at tittelbach.tv, accessed on April 6, 2016.
- ^ Roger Tell: “Tatort - Kleine Prinzen” series , February 24, 2016, film review by Rainer Tittelbach, accessed on March 17, 2016.
- ↑ Oliver Tolmein: He doesn't hear anything, but has heard everything at FAZ.net , accessed on April 6, 2016.
- ↑ Christian Buß : Stellbrink- “Tatort” about the deaf: Don't understand anything! at spiegel.de, accessed on April 6, 2016.
- ↑ Holger Gertz: A good intention becomes a weak "crime scene" at sueddeutsche.de, accessed on April 6, 2016.
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