Crime scene: the dark side
| Episode of the series Tatort | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The dark side |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Production company |
SWR |
| length | 88 minutes |
| classification | Episode 665 ( List ) |
| First broadcast | May 6, 2007 on Das Erste |
| Rod | |
| Director | Thomas Freundner |
| script |
Jürgen Starbatty Xaõ Seffcheque |
| production |
Sebastian Hünerfeld André Zoch |
| music | JJ Gerndt |
| camera | Georg Steinweh |
| cut | Saskia Metten |
| occupation | |
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The Dark Side is a television film from the crime series Tatort . The episode was produced by Südwestrundfunk under the direction of Thomas Freundner and first broadcast on German television on May 6, 2007. It is the 665th episode of the crime scene and 41st episode with Ludwigshafen investigator Lena Odenthal ( Ulrike Folkerts ). For her colleague Mario Kopper ( Andreas Hoppe ) it is the 32nd case.
action
Shortly before they continue their journey, truck drivers Holger Lindner and Michael Reichelt are threatened with guns by two masked men at a service area. Reichelt can take a masked man by surprise and get hold of his weapon. After being asked to unmask, a third person with an iron bar suddenly comes along, who repeatedly hits Reichelt - according to Lindner. The future father Reichelt is dead. The load, 500 flat screens with a black market value of € 250,000, has disappeared, while the iron bar and truck are quickly found.
Ansgar Thiele, who was originally intended for the trip, is suspected of being dismissive and has a criminal record. However, he cannot be identified by a witness. Then an attack on Anna and Holger is carried out in the Lindner house, which Holger does not survive. Forensic technician Becker can deduce from the traces on the iron bar that Lindner must have killed his co-driver Reichelt. Lindner had assigned him especially for the trip because he had planned the attack to rescue the ailing haulage company together with friend Alex Vohwinkel and brother-in-law Benny and had not expected Reichelt's resistance. The two accuse each other of having killed Holger. The solution is much more tragic: Anna Lindner wanted to finally leave her husband in the women's shelter because of repeated abuse, who attacked her brutally and mother-in-law Maria Wieland put an end to the hustle and bustle.
reception
Audience rating
When it was first broadcast in Germany on May 6, 2007, 6.93 million viewers saw the episode The Dark Side , which corresponded to a market share of 20.60 percent.
criticism
Rainer Tittelbach from tittelbach.tv writes: “Right from the start there was a strange atmosphere in this 'crime scene' around Lena Odenthal. As manageable as the case [...] initially seems, the characters that Thomas Freundner presents to the viewer without any aesthetic frills are just as inscrutable. Secrets are always good in a thriller "and so the film surprises with" unusual dramaturgical finesse. "
The critics of the TV magazine TV Spielfilm give the thumbs up for this crime scene and say approvingly: "Milieukrimi told according to old school."
Web links
- Crime scene: The Dark Side of the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Summary of the plot of The Dark Side on the ARD website
- The dark side of the crime scene fund
- The dark side at Tatort-Fans.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ The dark side ratings at tatort-fundus.de, accessed on August 24, 2016.
- ↑ Rainer Tittelbach: Ulrike Folkerts, Jeanette Hain and the dark side, which is no surprise Film review at tittelbach.tv, accessed on August 24, 2016.
- ↑ TV feature film : Ulrike Folkerts targets Wotan Wilke Möhring. Review accessed on August 24, 2016.
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