Crime scene: Like Lilly once did

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Episode of the series Tatort
Original title Like Lilly once did
Country of production Germany
original language German
Production
company
MR
length 89 minutes
classification Episode 781 ( List )
First broadcast November 28, 2010 on Das Erste
Rod
Director Achim von Borries
script Christian Jeltsch
production Jörg Himstedt
Liane Jessen
music Bertram Denzel
camera Bernd Fischer
cut Stefan Blue
occupation

Like Lilly once was is a television film from the crime series Tatort , which Ulrich Tukur in the role of LKA investigator Felix Murot introduced to the series of crime scene inspectors. The report produced by Hessischer Rundfunk was broadcast for the first time on November 28, 2010 on Das Erste .

After a medical examination, Murot is certain that he has a brain tumor that he has to come to terms with. The murder case, which he has to solve knowing this diagnosis, confronts him with the terror scene of the 1980s and a former colleague from the BKA who is involved in the case and tries to prevent its resolution.

action

The LKA investigator Felix Murot is called in to a case in which a dead person was found in a boat on the Edersee in Hesse . Since the weapon with which the man aimed at himself is connected to terrorist activities of the RAF , the LKA was turned on. Although there is no evidence of the dead person's identity, the police officer Alfred Thönnies found out that it was probably Rüdiger Armandt, who had been living in a guesthouse in the village for two days. However, this turns out to be a fallacy, since the deceased had registered under a false name in the pension. Murot looks around the boarding house and decides to stay for a few days. The case takes the chief inspector to his home country, his father was a pastor here. Murot remembers his childhood sweetheart Lilly Maitner. With his stay on site, he allows himself some rest after he had been diagnosed with a brain tumor shortly before, of which it is not yet known how it will develop and whether it will affect Murot's ability to work. Murot has had chronic headaches and occasional cognitive disorders for some time. At the same time, however, he can also observe that his senses sharpen. It seems as if the tumor is making parts of his brain extremely sensitive, which encourages him not to undergo any surgery or aggressive radiation and only use medication to counter unpleasant side effects.

When interviewing the landlady Jana Maitner and the guests of the guesthouse, he found out that the victim had come to the lake to fish, but actually had no idea about it. Any personal items that could help clarify the dead person's identity are nowhere to be found. A scrap of paper with notes from the victim gives a trace of the sensational reporter Swen Traute, who has recently been missing in Frankfurt. Murot contacts his former colleague Paul Krafft, with whom he previously worked at the BKA before he switched to the LKA. While Krafft believes in a suicide, Murot considers it questionable. If, as Murot suspects, Traute actually did research in the case of the RAF attack on Lohmann in 1984, the RAF must have displeased. Although nothing is noted in the BKA documents, he is certain that Traute sympathized with the RAF at the time and that he now earns his living as a sensational reporter with his knowledge. The traces of blood in the boat allow the conclusion that another person was present and that the suicide was therefore a murder.

Murot's secretary Magda Wächter had Traute's cell phone connections checked and came across a Kirsten Vegener, whom Traute had spoken to two hours before his death. When he contacts her, it turns out that she is the daughter of the chauffeur Horst Schäfer, who was seriously injured in the attack on Lohmann and has since been in need of care. She came across Traute through his article work. Through him she finally wanted to find the guilty party who are responsible for her father's suffering. Unfortunately, Traute can no longer help her.

Magda Wächer's research brings a clue to the prison in Dietz. There sits RAF member Jan Schultz, whom Traute demonstrably knew well. Murot tries to question him, but Schultz is silent. Another lead leads to Eisenach, when it is checked that it turns out that Jana Maitner, who was born there, died as a child. Murot then asks his landlady about her true identity. In fact, she lets him know that she was active in the RAF at the time of the attack on Lohmann. She had observed Lohmann for weeks, but in the end she was tormented by scruples, so that she disclosed the planned action to the BKA. She was then taken abroad for protection and given a new identity. However, the RAF attack on Lohmann took place, from which Murot draws the conclusion that his colleague Krafft tolerated the attack at the time and did nothing about it. Murot urges Jana Maitner to leave, as she is in great danger. Dare it had already cost his life that he dug in the old story and it was no longer safe either. While Murot was still in the room, Jana Maitner was shot by a sniper through the window.

Murot confronts Paul Krafft with his knowledge of the machinations of the time and now understands why Krafft tried again and again to dissuade him from his conspiracy theory. The fact that Murot recorded the conversation with Jana Maitner, which is a massive burden for Krafft, with his dictation machine, causes Krafft to judge himself in the end. As Murot has left the room, he hears a shot.

background

The film was shot by Hessischer Rundfunk in Frankfurt am Main , Edersee , Bad Wildungen , Waldeck and Nieder-Werbe . In 2011 Ulrich Tukur won the Golden Camera for his portrayal in this crime scene .

reception

Audience ratings

The first broadcast of Wie once Lilly on November 28, 2010 was seen by a total of 8.66 million viewers in Germany and achieved a market share of 23.60 percent for Das Erste .

criticism

Rainer Tittelbach from tittelbach.tv wrote: 'Like Lilly once' is a 'very successful' Tatort 'debut by Ulrich Tukur. Multi-layered book, well played, atmospherically staged, psychologically and politically exciting. Outstanding guest performance by Martina Gedeck. "

Tilmann P. Gangloff stated: “The special fascination of history is based on the skillful amalgamation of the present and the past, of personal fate and recent history. […] The story is original and well told […]; many amazing moments create a very unique and peculiar atmosphere. Tukur in particular benefits from a sophisticated role design [and] various secondary characters [give] not only the plot, but also Murot additional complexity. "

Carsten Heidböhmer at Stern.de judged appreciatively: “For its 40th anniversary, the 'Tatort' has treated itself to a new investigator - and what a guy! Ulrich Tukur as Felix Murot is the most exciting character that the crime series has to offer in a long time. The first case was staged ready for the cinema. The confused RAF story didn't bother us either. ”He continued:“ It's fascinating how the boundaries between reality and imagination are constantly blurring here. The cameraman Bernd Fischer supports this unique atmosphere by capturing impressively beautiful pictures. When the morning mist is steaming over the Edersee, you want a big cinema screen instead of your home television (sic). The actor ensemble also goes beyond the scope of a usual 'Tatort' episode. "

At Spiegel Online , Christian Buß stated: "No question about it, the new Hessian 'Tatort' would have what it takes to go down in television history as the most bizarre one-man show in the crime series."

Josef Seitz at Focus online was just as positive about the whole thing and said: “The 'crime scene' is as old as the RAF. The crime thriller has survived reality. And that was seldom as good as this Sunday. [...] The story succeeds because the actors are great. Ulrich Tukur is an ideal cast as a detective. "

The critics of the television magazine TV-Spielfilm described this crime scene as “one of the most idiosyncratic contributions to the series. New, fascinating - not undisputed "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Production details and audience rating at tatort-fundus.de, accessed on March 24, 2014.
  2. ^ Rainer Tittelbach: Tukur, Gedeck, Haberlandt, von Borries, Jeltsch and the long shadow of the RAF on tittelbach.tv, accessed on March 25, 2014.
  3. ^ Tilmann P. Gangloff : Critique of the film on Kino.de , accessed on March 25, 2014.
  4. Carsten Heidböhmer: Tukur between terror and tumor on stern.de, accessed on March 25, 2014.
  5. Christian Buß : Spectacular "Tatort" anniversary series: Tukur and the Tumor on spiegel.de, accessed on March 25, 2014.
  6. Josef Seitz Krimi im Kopf on focus.de, accessed on March 25, 2014.
  7. Short review on tvspielfilm.de, accessed on March 25, 2014.