Crime scene: Damn it
| Episode of the series Tatort | |
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| Original title | Damn it |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Production company |
WDR |
| length | 89 minutes |
| classification | Episode 687 ( List ) |
| First broadcast | January 27, 2008 on Das Erste |
| Rod | |
| Director | Maris Pfeiffer |
| script | Jürgen Werner |
| production | Sonja Goslicki |
| music | Jörg Lemberg |
| camera | Gunnar foot |
| cut | Dora Vajda |
| occupation | |
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Damn is a television film from the crime series Tatort . The contribution produced by Westdeutscher Rundfunk under the direction of Jürgen Bretzinger was broadcast for the first time on January 27, 2008 in the ARD's First Program . It is the 39th case of the Cologne team of investigators Max Ballauf and Freddy Schenk and the 687th crime scene episode.
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Paul Keller is released from prison after twelve years. The very next day he was found dead in a dumpster. He was known as a child molester in the residential area he wanted to return to, and an organization called Child Protection had launched a leaflet campaign to warn the population about basements. Keller's stepfather also broke up with his wife's son. For him he was "perverse". After he was convicted of the murder of a child, the family also suffered because their circle of acquaintances was greatly reduced and they had to close their restaurant due to a lack of sales.
Chief Inspector Max Ballauf and Chief Inspector Freddy Schenk talk to the prison psychologist who had advocated Keller's early release. He expresses doubts about Keller's guilt. He describes him as a person who was friends with the boy, there was no reason to kill him. Keller's previous convictions have always focused on sexual abuse, never murder or manslaughter.
The investigators look to Stefan Maywald. He is the father of the boy who is said to have killed Keller and the founder of the organization "Child Protection". Since he is committed to the fight against pedophilia , it cannot be ruled out that he has now taken revenge on Keller. However, these suspicions are not sufficient for an arrest, and he apparently has an alibi for the time of the crime. He claims to have been with his informant Daniel Günter, whom he smuggled into the pedophile scene. Through this, the police succeed in arresting Manfred Krüger, who can be shown to have put child pornographic films on the Internet. But that doesn't help Ballauf and Schenk in the search for the killer von Keller.
Ballauf researches Paul Keller's old cases. So he was convicted at the time for the sexual abuse of two children. According to the files, there was still a young person in Keller's apartment at the time of his arrest. So it cannot be ruled out that this boy wanted to settle an old bill and therefore could have killed Keller. This lead leads to Daniel Günter, Stefan Maywald's informant. Ballauf and Schenk question him and he says that Keller took him out of the home and that he had no reason to kill him. However, the Commissioners see it differently. Since he is actively involved in the fight against pedophilia, Keller is also likely to have been his "enemy".
In the end, however, Keller's half-brother Martin is also suspected. His girlfriend broke up with him after she found out he had a pedophile brother. With this she wanted to protect their eight-year-old son Johannes. So the investigators go to Paul Keller's parents. Unexpectedly, Katharina Keller confesses to the murder of her son. Based on the present confession, as well as fingerprints on the murder weapon and other perpetrator knowledge, she must first be held in custody. Ballauf is clear, however, that she only wants to protect one member of her family. Martin Keller then admits that he stabbed his brother to death in the garage at home. His father then helped him to throw it in the dumpster because he thought it belonged there.
Based on secured DNA traces on Kevin Maywald's clothing, these can now be assigned to Daniel Günter. So it turns out that Paul Keller did not kill the boy, but Daniel out of jealousy. Since he was only thirteen years old at the time of the crime and therefore not criminally responsible, he no longer has to answer for it.
background
The film was shot under the working titles Schande and Hoppe, Hoppe Reiter from April 11 to May 11, 2007 in Cologne and the surrounding area.
reception
Audience ratings
7.33 million viewers saw the episode Verdammt in Germany when it was first broadcast on January 27, 2008, which corresponded to a market share of 19.6 percent.
criticism
Tilmann P. Gangloff writes and evaluates for tittelbach.tv : “The WDR-'Tatort - Verdammt 'by Maris Pfeiffer, based on the sensitive script by Jürgen Werner, manages to walk the tightrope, which is basically a crime thriller on the subject of child abuse. The film is much more complex than the contrary attitudes of the commissioners (Schenk = people's voice; Ballauf = the voice of reason) initially suggests. Strong relationships, a top cast & a camera that tells the story. "
At Stern.de , Kathrin Buchner appraised us: “The 'crime scene' called 'Damn' broke through us with emotional force - it kind of threaded the story from behind. […] The 'Tatort' episode […] deals almost completely with the various points of view of a constantly growing discussion about sex offenders. […] The search for the murderer is not didactically boring, but gripping and emotionally stirring. And in the end the story makes an astonishing detour. "
The critics of the TV magazine TV Spielfilm think that the crime scene: "The 'crime scene' tackles the emotionally charged topic in a differentiated and with the necessary seriousness.
Web links
- Crime scene: Damn the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Summary of the plot of Verdammt on the ARD website
- Damn the crime scene fund
- Damn it at Tatort-Fans.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Background and audience rating at fundus.de, accessed on December 5, 2014.
- ↑ Tilmann P. Gangloff : Damn film review on tittelbach.tv, accessed on December 5, 2014.
- ↑ Kathrin Buchner: Murder of a Child molester Film review on stern.de, accessed on December 5, 2014.
- ↑ Damn short review on tvspielfilm.de, accessed on December 5, 2014.
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