Innocent (TV series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Innocent |
| Original title | Innocent |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Year (s) | 2007-2008 |
| length | about 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 12 in 1 season |
| genre | Crime , drama , thriller |
| production | Sascha Schwingel |
| music | Enis Rotthoff |
| First broadcast | April 23, 2008 on ProSieben |
| occupation | |
Innocent is a German crime series by the directors Philipp Kadelbach (episode 1–4), Benjamin Quabeck (episode 5–8) and Thomas Stiller (episode 9–12), filmed from 2007 to 2008 in Berlin .
action
The young Berlin lawyer Dr. Anna Winter and her colleagues are investigating closed criminal cases in which she suspects a miscarriage of justice . She seeks a retrial in order to prove that the alleged perpetrator is wrongly in prison. Her partner is the former police officer Marco Lorenz. The cancer researcher Dr. Sebastian Kruger.
characters
main characters
Dr. Anna Winter
- is the protagonist in the investigation. With her commitment she tries to come to terms with her past. Her own father was innocent in custody for the alleged murder of his secretary. He committed suicide in prison shortly before he was exonerated. Anna Winter did not believe her father either, and to this day she cannot forgive herself.
Marco Lorenz
- ended his service with the police when the doctors diagnosed him with an Ebstein anomaly and promised a life expectancy of only a few years. However, he has been living longer than the doctors prophesied. He was also charged with assault . In the investigation, he works on the verge of legality and is often unpredictable.
Dr. Sebastian Kruger
- helps Anna Winter and Marco Lorenz with his forensic knowledge. The son of a doctor works at a clinic in Berlin, where he leads a cancer research project and suffers from insomnia.
Fabian
- supports the team as a computer expert in particularly difficult cases. He researches information and supplies special programs that can be used for clarification.
Isabella Prado Falcon
- Reinforced the team as an office worker since the fifth episode. Isabella is a spirited South American who came to Germany as a nanny and ended up innocent in prison. She has been working with great commitment as an assistant to the team since Anna Winter proved her innocence and got out of prison.
Guest appearances
In the tenth episode of Masked Ball , Eva Padberg plays the model Elena Kerber. In the eleventh episode Siri , Heiner Lauterbach appears in a supporting role as Robert Keller, who tries in vain to engage Anna Winter. Lauterbach aka Robert Keller plays the leading role in the twelfth episode, Black Days .
background
References to reality
The stories covered in the series are inspired by real life cases. According to investigations by the criminal psychologist Helmut Kury , the sentencing is too high for around one percent of all convicted criminals in Germany .
production
The first season was produced by teamWorx from 2007 to 2008 . The producer was Sascha Schwingel, who had previously had success with the television films Dresden and Die Sturmflut .
music
The music from the trailer for the series comes from Mazzy Star , the song is called Fade Into You .
Awards
- 2008: Bavarian television award in the series and series for Alexandra Neldel
- 2008: German camera award in the TV series category for Michael Schreitel for the episode main prize death
Episodes
The first twelve episodes were broadcast on ProSieben on Wednesdays at 8.15 p.m.
| title | First broadcast | content | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand prize death | April 23, 2008 | Jörg Naumann is said to have murdered his wife in the hotel. The real murderer should not kill Britta Naumann, but the journalist Katja Sturm, who uncovered a toxic waste scandal in Africa . |
| 2 | Power games | April 30, 2008 | Katharina Beck leads a double life as a judge and dominatrix . She is said to have strangled Ben Fechter, who was under the influence of heroin , in an SM club. In truth, however, someone was taking revenge on the judge. |
| 3 | Isabella | May 7, 2008 | The Chilean nanny Isabella is said to have killed the industrialist Trautmann's baby in the pool and is about to be deported . In fact, however, her predecessor was the child's mother and Trautmann's wife was the murderer. |
| 4th | Malpractice | May 14, 2008 | Dina Simons to her husband, a jealous cosmetic surgeons have murdered. However, Simons died after discovering that his wife and other wives had stolen tissue that had been contaminated with sleeping sickness pathogens during operations . |
| 5 | The legacy of our fathers | May 21, 2008 | Timo Wolf is said to have murdered his brother Michael with a hand grenade . A Stasi file shows that her father, Wilfried, killed a boy while protecting the wall . When Michael reveals this to his brother after many years, he dies. |
| 6th | Free riders | May 28, 2008 | The dismissed security chief Wolter is said to have kidnapped the son of his former boss. However, the real culprit is a friend of the babysitter who used an unsecured window. |
| 7th | Singles | June 4, 2008 | Wolfgang Brand is said to have murdered his lover Jenny, who is expecting a child from him. Anna Winter finds out that Jenny was active as a decoy in a singles club together with a friend. When the bartender brought Jenny home, an argument broke out. The car landed in the canal and Jenny drowned. |
| 8th | The wild 70s | June 11, 2008 | The cancer Siegfried Semler should at a demonstration for 1974 Holger Meins policemen Burkhard Antes have slain. Antes, who was involved in a corruption , was killed by his colleague Potowski because his wife had a relationship with Antes. |
| 9 | Big fish | June 18, 2008 | The unemployed Collin Lehmann is said to have drowned the official veterinarian Matthias Steinheimer in the Spree after a dispute over his dog . However, Sebastian discovers piranhas bite marks on the corpse. In reality, Steinheimer was murdered by his colleague Schuck and the animal dealer Ludwig Zuckowski because he wanted to uncover a fraud in import regulations for exotic animals. |
| 10 | Masked ball | June 25, 2008 | Mario Wernicke raped Sandy Seiler. After a failed perpetrator-victim reconciliation with the psychologist Rüdiger Heinze, he is said to have run over the 14-year-old model . The real culprit, however, was Heinzes' masked wife who became jealous of the intimate relationship between Sandy and her husband. |
| 11 | Siri | July 2, 2008 | The insolvent art dealer Martin Gremm has confessed to having shot his wife Siri and his son Pablo out of desperation. Jonas, his son from his first marriage, thinks he is innocent. Ultimately, it turns out that Siri's ex-husband, who is also Pablo's real father, started the act because he couldn't cope with the loss. |
| 12 | Black days | July 9, 2008 | Robert Keller is said to have blown up a company for aircraft parts and killed the managing director Kießling. The motif is a plane crash in which Keller's wife and daughter died. Keller breaks out of jail and kidnaps Anna to force her team to investigate his case. In fact, Kießling used Keller's threatening letters to fake his death and flee to Costa Rica because his company was dealing with inadequate supplies. Anna and Keller are shot during the liberation. By a heart monitor , a asystole shows is left open whether their injuries with life will be compatible. |
Publications
DVD
The series was released on DVD on August 29, 2008 .
Movies
After the first twelve episodes, the series will be continued as a film series with 90-minute "TV movies". The first feature film premiered on September 21, 2009, the second film was broadcast on February 8, 2010 at 8:15 pm on ProSieben. The titles of the films are:
criticism
The premiere of the new series was accompanied by extensive advertising and great hopes from the industry. After a few unsuccessful German crime series, the series is supposed to "save the entire genre made in Germany". In the first reviews, the presentation based on the American model ( CSI ) is particularly emphasized:
“The series is cut quickly, beautifully dark, surrounded by sound and has a hip look. At the same time, however, it appears very well designed, aseptic and composed of calculated ingredients. "
There was praise for the main actors:
"As a terminally ill cop, Clemens Schick is a partner at eye level for Alexandra Neldel, who plays very cleverly, namely reduced, many close-ups on her blue eyes."
Web links
- Innocent in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Innocent in the online film database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Episode guide, episode 10
- ↑ Press portal, new series hit “Innocent” with Alexandra Neldel inspires the critics even before the start
- ↑ quotemeter.de : New ProSieben series «Innocent» with Neldel is produced
- ↑ ProSieben : Alexandra Neldel wins Bavarian TV Prize for "Innocent"
- ↑ German Camera Prize, "Prize Winner 2008"
- ↑ quotemeter.de : In February: ProSieben shows second “Innocent” film , December 29, 2009 (accessed on December 17, 2013)
- ↑ Katharina Miklis, The End of the Great Series Death? , Star online
- ↑ Beate Strobel, acquittal for Alexandra Neldel , Focus online
- ↑ Peter Luley: Mrs. Neldel plays the test bunny . In: Spiegel Online , April 23, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
- ↑ Christopher Keil: Your blue eyes make me so sentimental . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , April 23, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2010.