Scene of the crime: The Swedish friend
| Episode of the series Tatort | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Swedish friend |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Production company |
SWR |
| length | 89 minutes |
| classification | Episode 626 ( List ) |
| First broadcast | March 26, 2006 on Das Erste |
| Rod | |
| Director | Uli Möller |
| script | W. Anders |
| production | Mark Horyna |
| music | Maximilian Geller |
| camera | Jürgen Carle |
| cut | Roswitha gracious |
| occupation | |
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The Swedish Friend is a television film from the crime series Tatort and first aired on March 26, 2006 on Das Erste . It was the ninth case of the Constance investigator Klara Blum ( Eva Mattes ), who worked for the fifth time with her colleague Kai Perlmann ( Sebastian Bezzel ).
action
A man's body is found in a park. The hotel owner Stefan Neubarth discovered him and identified him as a guest of his hotel . According to the passport, it is Alvin Kvist, a Swedish citizen, which is why Commissioner-in-Chief Klara Blum, who is in charge of the case, is requesting administrative assistance from Sweden . Shortly afterwards, Bo Johansson arrives from Stockholm to support the Constance investigators. He identifies the deceased as the well-known Swedish industrialist Kjell Sunderström.
During the investigation, it turns out that the murdered man himself was once suspected of having killed a young man, but that the relevant proceedings were not even opened due to a lack of evidence. Arne Holm, that was the name of the victim, was of all people the friend of Gret Weißtaschl, Johansson's daughter, who now lives with her family in Konstanz . At the time, Arne Holm was with Sunderström's daughter Amelie. When he left her because of Gret, she fell from a bridge to her death. Since then, the industrialist has also persecuted Gret Weißtaschl with his hatred.
Due to contradictions in which father and daughter get entangled, and due to the fact that Johansson was not honest with her from the start, it is increasingly difficult for Klara Blum to keep trust in her Swedish colleague, who was initially very likeable. It is also known that he was dismissed from the police force for illegal investigations and that the Swedish police were unaware that administrative assistance had been requested from Germany . Johansson is then taken into custody.
Kjell Sunderström, one of the richest Swedes around, was known for always carrying large amounts of cash with him, also so as not to leave too many marks. However, no money could be secured for the murdered man. So Blum and Perlmann also have to consider robbery and murder. In their investigations in this direction, they come across Rita Künzle, who lends money at exorbitant interest rates to customers to whom the bank no longer grants credit.
It turns out that Stefan Neubarth, the hotel owner who allegedly claims to have found Sunderström's body, owes Rita Künzle about 200,000 euros and is in arrears with interest of 30,000 euros. Neubarth, who noticed that his guest had a lot of money with him, broke into his room at night, but could not find the money. When Rita Künzle continued to exert pressure on him that he either had to pay the accrued interest within 24 hours or that he had to transfer his hotel to her, he made the decision to kill Sunderström in order to get his money. Convicted by Klara Blum, he still speaks nicely about his deed, that with it he also saved the life of a mother of two children.
Bo Johansson says goodbye to his daughter, son-in-law and two granddaughters and returns to Sweden. Klara Blum stands on the bridge and pensively looks after him.
Production notes and quota
It is a production of the Südwestrundfunk (SWR). When it was first broadcast in the program Das Erste on March 26, 2006, 8.19 million viewers followed the program, which corresponds to a market share of 22.2%.
Reviews
TV Spielfilm draws the conclusion: "After a striking start, good twists and turns." Prisma.de judges: "The director Uli Möller (" Holiday Affair "," Murderer in White - Death Lurks in the Operating Room ") shot this one, who mainly specializes in TV series Constance case, which starts out a little tough and tame, but gradually becomes quite exciting. The script was once again provided by the renowned author and Grimme Prize winner Fred Breinersdorfer ("Hope dies last", "Sophie Scholl - The last days"), who was so dissatisfied with the result that he withdrew his name and changed his pseudonym W Used differently. "
Web links
- The Swedish friend in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Summary of the plot of The Swedish Friend on the ARD website
- The Swedish friend in the crime scene fund
- Klara Blum & Kai Perlmann at the tatort fund
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tatort: The Swedish friend at the tatort fund
- ^ Tatort: The Swedish friend on TV Spielfilm
- ^ Tatort: The Swedish friend at prisma.de
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