Crime scene: straight to the heart
| Episode of the series Tatort | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Straight to the heart |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Production company |
Colonia Media |
| length | 88 minutes |
| classification | Episode 449 ( List ) |
| First broadcast | August 6, 2000 on Das Erste |
| Rod | |
| Director | Wolfgang Panzer |
| script | Wolfgang Panzer |
| production | Sonja Goslicki |
| music | Filippo Trecca |
| camera | Edwin Horak |
| cut | Claudio Di Mauro |
| occupation | |
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A television film from the Tatort crime series is straight into the heart . The film is the 13th case of the Cologne team of investigators Max Ballauf and Freddy Schenk . The report produced by Westdeutscher Rundfunk and Colonia Media was broadcast for the first time on August 6, 2000 in the ARD's First Program . The investigative team is dealing with a very complex case on various levels.
action
A man is shot dead in the street, but no one has heard or seen anything. The coroner determined that the shot must have been fired with a special military rifle. Such a model can hit precisely over three kilometers, but is hardly used these days.
Ballauf asks Elisabeth, the dead man's former girlfriend, and she says she has a good relationship with Charly and his new girlfriend. They even run an online fashion shop together. Franka, his current girlfriend, doesn't give the impression of a grieving widow. She says that she liked him a lot, but it wasn't really passion.
The investigators look around on the roof of an insurance building, which they suspect to be the location of the shooter. A second person is shot dead while they are on the roof. Ballauf can see the shooter, but not stop him. The new victim is Helge Pool, a businessman and 53 years old just like Charly. Schenk is looking for all known snipers who have become criminals and who work with 50 caliber. One of these target groups, a Stankowsky, was recently fished out of the Rhine with a shot in the head. In this context, the investigators come across an old robbery in which approx. 9 million DM was looted. Since two of the four perpetrators are still in prison, Ballauf suspects that Turger, who was the first to be released, may have wanted to take revenge on the main perpetrators.
While looking for the snipers who are able to fire such precise shots, they come across Roland Weller. He now has his own shooting range. From him they learn that their group consisted of 7 people at the time. They were trained to be snipers by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, as they were looking for suitable prisoners in custody so that they could better counter the threat of terrorism in Germany. They were supposed to listen to the terrorists in the prisons and after their release they received a “clean bill of health” as thanks: Schenk observed Weller and followed him to a nightclub in the evening. There he meets with Turger and drives him back to the shooting range. When Schenk speaks to Weller and he immediately pulls the gun, Schenk shoots him down. Turger is hiding in the building, but Schenk can confront him. During interrogation, he accuses his prison buddy Weller of having shot the two men. But since Turger is the man who saw Ballauf after the shots at the second victim, and Schenk can locate the murder weapon, he is determined to be the culprit.
Research into the victims shows that they knew each other. 33 years ago you were both in a company of the Bundeswehr. Ballauf thus sets up the theory that there will be more of these "old buddies" who have met every now and then to "do something". They become active again after a few years of rest. The legwork is done by petty criminals like Turger, who sometimes go to jail for the actual perpetrators. Stankowsky was the head of the gang and the middleman between the group of criminals, who were trained as snipers at the time and some are still in prison, and the buddies of his old company. When trying to find this group, they learn that Walter - Charly's twin brother - plays a role and that Elisabeth is also involved in the business of "Charly and his group". In order not to allow their machinations to be exposed, the group does not even shrink from kidnapping Ballauf and Franka. When trying to escape, only Ballauf manages to escape unscathed. He overpowers one of the men and can call Schenk to help. When they want to save Franka, Walter shoots her in the head. Since the police have now arrived, they are all arrested.
background
Ballauf's former colleague Bernd Flemming ( Martin Lüttge ), who is now retired, provides assistance with the analysis of the attack , and Lissy wants to leave the team. She quit and wants to start a singing career.
reception
Audience ratings
When it was first broadcast on August 6, 2000, 8.20 million viewers watched this Tatort episode, which corresponded to a market share of 27.09%.
criticism
The reviews of Direkt ins Herz are consistently positive. The plot is entangled, and two seemingly senseless murders turn into a rather tricky story.
“The case is as complex as one could wish for a crime thriller. Panzer's idea to involve Ballauf emotionally in the matter gives the film more than just additional explosiveness. "
At moviesection.de, Stefanie Rufle finds words of praise for this interesting case, "which can be attributed primarily to the presence of these two convincing inspectors and the tragic love story."
“As Commissioner Ballauf's private situation becomes more and more precarious and deepens, the very complex case in which the two Commissioners are investigating is gradually losing credibility. At the latest, when Ballauf and his lover are suddenly surrounded by a horde of snipers in their car, you can no longer take this "crime scene" seriously. "
Web links
- Straight to the heart in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Summary of the action by Direkt ins Herz on the ARD website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Straight to the heart on tatort-fans.de, accessed on December 7, 2013.
- ↑ Audience rating on tatort-fundus.de, accessed on December 7, 2013.
- ↑ Film review on kino.de, accessed on December 7, 2013.
- ^ Film review on moviesection.de, accessed on December 7, 2013.
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