Crime scene: power of fear
| Episode of the series Tatort | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Power of fear |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Production company |
NDR |
| length | 88 minutes |
| classification | Episode 673 ( List ) |
| First broadcast | September 16, 2007 on Das Erste |
| Rod | |
| Director | Florian Baxmeyer |
| script |
Joachim Scherf Thomas Kirchner |
| production |
Danela Pietrek Kerstin Ramcke |
| music | Oliver Kranz |
| camera | Marcus Kanter |
| cut | Ueli Christians |
| occupation | |
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Power of Fear is a television film from the crime series Tatort and was first broadcast on September 16, 2007 on Das Erste . It is the 9th case of Klaus Borowski . The Kiel investigator has to clear up a mysterious assassination attempt on an innocent man, which is unexpectedly related to the murder trial in which Borowski is currently summoned as a witness.
action
In the middle of Kiel, a man is shot by a sniper on the busy Hörnbrücke . It's about Jochen Harmsen, an employee of the logistics company BFDL, who was just on his way to work. Borowski is investigating even though he is mentally busy with an old child molestation and murder case, for which he is to testify as a witness in court this day. Everything points to a targeted assassination attempt, with the victim appearing to be chosen at random. The immediate witness is a work colleague, Simone Ehrt, who walked next to the victim and is now psychologically looked after by Frieda Jung.
Since the projectile was found, one can define the murder weapon and also the point on a building from which the fire was fired. Borowski suspects that the weapon is still in the building because the city was cordoned off within eight minutes of the attack and such a large weapon could not have been transported unnoticed. That evening Borowski looks around alone in the building and is suddenly threatened by an armed man who, however, does nothing to him, but fled. Obviously it was the sniper who wanted to get the rifle and was disturbed by Borowski. Strangely enough, that one didn't shoot what speaks against a psychopath . Frieda Jung, on the other hand, notes that Simone Ehrt seems to have exaggerated fear and Borowski suspects that this is where the real aim of the assassin lies: to create fear. He finds out that Simone Ehrt, as the customs officer at BFDL, blackmailed her boss because she knew details of his business practices, but he was definitely not the client for the attack.
While Borowski is still able to follow up, the ongoing murder trial at the district court increasingly requires his attention. Borowski has to testify against the child murderer Torben Meier, whom he himself arrested and from whom he had wrested a confession. The chair is judge Voigt, who is confronted at the beginning of the trial by the defendant's defense lawyer with the charge that Borowski extorted Meier's confession. Defense attorney Thies Nissen even forced Frieda Jung to stand on the witness stand in order to shake Borowski's credibility, as she is well acquainted with his investigative practices and was also used as his therapist in the past as part of a service complaint against Borowski. If the confession cannot be used, Meier must be acquitted for lack of evidence. To prevent this, Borowski wants to find new evidence. While searching for it, he discovers that Judge Voigt and his family have been under threat for some time. He is said to be intimidated to bring the current case to a close quickly so that incriminating evidence against Meier cannot be found. For example, his dog is lured out of his villa and returned dead in a package, and since he uses the Hörnbrücke every day to get to the courthouse, this attack was a clear sign to Voigt that it could hit him or one of his family members at any time .
Borowski suspects that the people who commissioned the assassination attempt to obtain the acquittal of Torben Meier, as they fear that he could testify in court and have the entire child molester ring exposed. Since Meier seems too simple to him, he focuses on his defense lawyer, who is allegedly involved in the organization of the child molesters. He observes him and watches as he meets with Judge Voigt. When he asks him about it, Voigt admits that he is very often threatened, but that would never have influenced him in his work.
When checking the videos that were seized in the course of the investigation against Torben Meier, Borowski discovered a clear reference to the place where the children were abused and filmed. He goes there with Frieda Jung and finds what he is looking for. Here in this "Waldschänke" was the place where little Lisa was murdered. While the two of them are checking the found computer, Nissen arrives, sets the building on fire and drives away again. Fortunately, Borowski is able to secure some IP addresses that he photographed from the PC monitor with the cell phone's camera. So he has solid evidence against Nissen, whose address was also included.
Just as Judge Voigt declares himself biased in the courtroom, Borowski arrives. Nissen, disturbed, flees and throws himself in front of a truck. Then Torben Meier makes a voluntary confession and Borowski now hopes that one can track down the entire child molester ring.
background
The film was produced by Studio Hamburg and Norddeutscher Rundfunk under the working title Borowski and the man at the window and shot in and around Kiel.
reception
Audience ratings
The first broadcast of Power of Fear on September 16, 2007 was seen by a total of 8.21 million viewers in Germany and achieved a market share of 24.6 percent for Das Erste .
criticism
Rainer Tittelbach from tittelbach.tv judges:
"The power of fear 'begins brilliantly. [...] Milberg is used to strong, the pair run with the psychologist was [but also] better and the cases rely a little too openly on the instincts of the viewer.
At Stern.de , Kathrin Buchner notes:
“The story is entertaining, extremely exciting and staged in such a way that it even works on the big screen. Artfully and elegantly, not at all constructed, two completely different cases are also linked. [...] Jagged, crisp, but - nowhere near as profound, even excruciatingly lasting as some other Tatort episode. Successful as an excursion, no solution in the long run. "
Holger Gertz from Kino.de says:
“Occasional shock effects and an unusually dense staging ensure that 'Power of Fear' doesn't get bored for a moment. The story ultimately revolves around child molestation. [...] Nevertheless, the topic is not exploited speculatively. It is not only for this reason that the Kiel crime novels are regularly among the best Tatort contributions. "
The critics of the television magazine TV-Spielfilm judge:
"Good idea, good start, muddled finale."
Web links
- Power of fear in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Summary of the plot of Power of Fear on the ARD website
- Makes fear in the crime scene fundus
- Make the fear at Tatort-Fans.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Production details and audience rating at tatort-fundus.de, accessed on March 6, 2014.
- ^ Rainer Tittelbach film review on tittelbach.tv, accessed on March 6, 2014.
- ↑ Kathrin Buchner Märchenland burned down on stern.de, accessed on March 6, 2014.
- ↑ Holger Gertz's review of the film on kino.de, accessed on March 6, 2014.
- ↑ Short review on tvspielfilm.de, accessed on March 6, 2014.
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