Zone of Separation
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Zone of Separation - The war zone |
| Original title | ZOS - Zone of Separation |
| Country of production | Canada |
| original language | English , Serbian , Bosnian |
| year | 2009 |
| length | 60 minutes |
| Episodes | 8th |
| genre | drama |
| idea | Malcolm MacRury |
| production |
Andrea Raffaghello , Frank Siracusa , Paul Gross , Mario Azzopardi , Malcolm Macrury , Philip Vonalvensleben , Jimmy Veres |
| music |
Jack Lenz , Lise Beauchesne |
| First broadcast | January 2009 in Canada |
| German-language first broadcast |
October 20, 2010 on RTL Crime |
ZOS: Zone of Separation - The war zone is a Canadian drama - series made by Andrea Raffaghello and Paul Gross was produced. The eight-part miniseries takes place in the fictional Bosnian town of Jadac , in which the protagonists try to enforce the UN- brokered ceasefire .
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The location of the series Zone of Separation - The War Zone is the fictional Balkan city Jadac, which consists of two warring population groups. On the one hand there is the Orthodox Christian population, on the other the Muslim population of the city.
In order to prevent another outbreak of war, soldiers of the United Nations have moved into the Balkan city , which from now on monitor and control the city . You are responsible for peacekeeping and peacekeeping measures in Jadac and are trying to maintain the shaky ceasefire between Muslims and Christians in order to prevent another outbreak of war. The peace in the crisis area of Jadac is very fragile. A new conflict seems to be inevitable, because the leaders of the two population groups are interested in maintaining their power and seek revenge on both sides for the atrocities of the past. Accordingly, many would like to see the peace groups' efforts fail.
Leading roles
- Captain Sean Kovacs - Kovacs is the Canadian Armed Forces Captain and Head of Military Observer in Jadac. She is the only woman in the group, but can easily assert and assert herself among all the men. Jadac is her third assignment as a UN military observer after having been stationed in Haiti and Sierra Leone.
- Captain Mick Graham - Graham is a British Army captain and is serving as a military observer for the first time, having previously served as a soldier in Kosovo and Iraq . However, his ignorance and willingness to take risks also bring his troops into situations that involve a certain risk.
- Major Simon Desjardin - The French Major Simon Desjardin is constantly daydreaming and is hardly approachable. Even Captain Kovacs has a hard time getting close to him, although the two have a long and deep love. But both keep a dark secret, which is increasingly endangering them.
- Captain Taffy Najira - The South African captain is the womanizer of the troop, who likes to have fun with different women in the individual zones. He was transferred to the crisis area of Jadac to make an impression in his home country and to collect a large sum of money for his work. Captain Najira learned the most important components for work in Jadac with Captain Kovacs.
- Major Gavin Hart - Hart is the Canadian Peacekeeper in command . His last assignment was in Afghanistan before he was transferred to the Jadac crisis area. He leaves his wife and disabled daughter behind in Canada .
- Lieutenant Richard Matteo - Matteo is an engineer who recently graduated from university. He is a true newcomer to the crisis area, but is still Deputy Commander of Major Gavin Hart. In Jadac he met the pretty interpreter Natasa Vucovic, from whom he could no longer keep his eyes off.
- George Titac - The friendly-looking cafe owner, George Titac, has lived in the UK for many years , which gives him many Western traits. Muslims claim to have a multi-member council that speaks on behalf of the general public in the area. In fact, however, George Titac is the secret leader and guiding force of the Muslims. He is a ruthless patriot who draws his strength from Islam .
- Imam Zaid Hamza - Zaid Hamza is the imam of Jadac and came to the crisis area with his wife Youtez, an American of Iranian descent. Together they begin to rebuild the local mosque , which makes him very popular in the Muslim area and a kind of role model for the faithful.
- Krijha - Krijha, or Kreech, is one of George Titac's entourage. His greed for drugs and the drug addicted prostitute Nadia not only endanger him, but also the people in the Muslim and Christian areas.
- Mila Michailov - Mila Michailov, the wife of the warlord Dragan Michailov, who is considered deceased, is the female counterpart to George Titac.
- Natasa Vucovich - Natasa works as a language mediator for the soldiers of the United Nations, but also procures information for another organization.
Cast and dubbing
| role | actor | Season | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Sean Kovacs | Michelle Nolden | 1 | Katrin Zimmermann |
| Captain Mick Graham | Allan Hawco | 1 | Robin Kahnmeyer |
| Major Simon Desjardin | Paul Doucet | 1 | Christian Gaul |
| Captain Taffy Najira | Jim Codrington | 1 | Tobias Kluckert |
| Major Gavin Hart | Rick Roberts | 1 | Benjamin Völz |
| Lieutenant Richard Matteo | Peter Mooney | 1 | Tobias Müller |
| George Titac | Colm Meaney | 1 | Roland Hemmo |
| Imam Zaid Hamza | Paulino Nunes | 1 | Florian Halm |
| Mila Maichailov | Lolita Davidovich | 1 | Katarina Tomaschewsky |
| Speedo boy | Enrico Colantoni | 1 | Lutz Schnell |
Production and publications
The series was produced in 2008 by Whizbang Films, Sulari Productions Inc. and The MovieNetwork. Thus was Andrea Raffaghello commissioned as a producer. Directed by Mario Azzopardi . The script for the series was created by Malcolm MacRury , Peter Mitchell , Jason Sherman , John Krizanic and Paul Aitken wrote.
The series was nominated in two categories (Best Drama Series, Best Actress) for the Canadian Gemini Award . Furthermore, it was nominated by the Directors Guide of Canada for the best production design and awarded for the best cut. The Writers Guild of Canada nominated her for Best Screenplay .
The original English version of the series first aired on Canadian television on January 19, 2009. The German-language first broadcast took place on October 20, 2010 on the German pay-TV broadcaster RTL Crime . Since November 22, 2012, the episodes have been available free of charge in German on-demand at MyVideo . The series was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on December 6, 2012.
Web links
- ZOSTV.com homepage for the series (English)
- Zone of Separation in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- MyVideo News OnDemand Start
- fernsehserien.de Cast & Crew
- Serienjunkies.de German premiere
Individual evidence
- ^ Zone of Separation - The War Zone In: fernsehserien.de, accessed on May 31, 2019.
- ↑ Alexander Krei: MyVideo shows Canadian series "Zone of Separation" dwdl.de, November 21, 2012, accessed on May 31, 2019.
- ↑ Voice over actor in the German synchronous index (accessed on November 23, 2012)
- ↑ Production of Zone of Separation ( Memento from January 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Original Homepage (accessed on November 23, 2012)
- ^ Producers of Zone of Separation imdb.com (accessed November 23, 2012)
- ↑ Directed by Zone of Separation moviepilot.de (accessed November 23, 2012)
- ↑ Screenplay by Zone of Separation fernsehserien.de (accessed November 23, 2012)
- ↑ Nominations from Zone of Separation movie-inofs.net (accessed November 23, 2012)
- ↑ First broadcast of Zone of Separation ( Memento from April 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) episoden.tv (accessed on November 23, 2012)
- ^ German first broadcast of Zone of Separation serienjunkies.de (accessed on November 23, 2012)
- ↑ free OnDemand Zone of Separation news.myvideo.de (accessed on November 23, 2012)
- ↑ OnDemand publication pressebox.de (accessed on November 23, 2012)
- ↑ DVD / Blu-Ray Release amazon.de (accessed November 7, 2013)