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Für die Ermittlerinnen Anneke Kim Sarnau und Lina Beckmann geht es im neuen „Polizeiruf 110: Sie haben Namen“ um Prostitution und Ausbeutung in deutschen Bordellen. Filmpool Fiction produziert.

Der Cast von „Polizeiruf 110: Sie haben Namen“ (Credit: Ndr/Boris Laewen)

Aktuell entsteht unter dem Namen „Polizeiruf 110: Sie haben Namen“ noch bis zum 1. Oktober eine neue Ndr-Folge des Krimi-Klassikers in Rostock, Schwerin und Hamburg. Kommissarin Katrin König (Anneke Kim Sarnau) ermittelt an der Seite ihrer Kollegin Melly Böwe (Lina Beckmann) in einem Fall, der das Schicksal zehntausender Frauen in Deutschland beleuchtet, die Tag für Tag ihren Körper verkaufen müssen, um zu überleben.

Regie führt Franziska Schlotterer, das Drehbuch stammt von Florian Oeller. Das Erste und die Ard-Mediathek zeigen die Folge des „Polizeiruf 110“ voraussichtlich im übernächsten Jahr. Produzentin ist Iris Kiefer (Filmpool Fiction), ausführende Produzentin Nikola Bock. Kamera: Hanno Lentz. Die Redaktion hat Philine Rosenberg (Ndr).

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Noch bis 6. August laufen in Bad Liebenstein, Erfurt und Umgebung die Dreharbeiten zum Thüringen-Krimi „Tod am Rennsteig – Haus der Toten“ (At).

Bernhardt Conrad, Kristin Suckow und Anne Kathrin Gummich (v.l.n.r.) am Set von „Tod am Rennsteig – Haus der Toten“ (At) (Credit: Mdr/Polyphon/Oliver Feist)

Nach einem Drehbuch von Jens Köster inszeniert Carolina Hellsgård noch bis 6. August in Bad Liebenstein, Erfurt und Umgebung den zweiten Krimi aus Thüringen für den Donnerstagskrimi-Sendeplatz im Ersten mit dem Arbeitstitel „Tod am Rennsteig – Haus der Toten“.

Die Hauptrollen der Kriminalpsychologin Annett Schuster und des Profilers Jan Kawig spielen erneut Kristin Suckow und Bernhard Conrad.

In „Tod am Rennsteig – Haus der Toten“ (At) finden die beiden am Tatort, einem italienischen Restaurant, zwei auf kaltblütige Weise ermordete Ehepaare, darunter die Restaurantbetreiber, vor. Einzige Überlebende ist die 16-jährige Tochter Rebecca (Mariella Aumann), die sich aber an nichts erinnern kann. Dennoch könnte sich der Schlüssel zur Aufklärung des Falls sein.

The multilayered underworld drama showcases Berlin's cultural diversity and will stream on Netflix in 190 countries from December 7. The series stars Felix Kramer and Fahri Yardim as two unconventional cops who are taking up the fight against crime in Berlin’s underworld. The exciting cast also includes Katharina Schüttler, Anna Maria Mühe, Katrin Sass, Hannah Herzsprung, Antonio Wannek, Mišel Matičević, Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Constantin von Jascheroff, Alina Stiegler, Branko Tomovic, Seyneb Saleh, Yung Ngo, Urs Rechn and Uwe Preuss. Dogs of Berlin's labyrinthine plot revolves around two unconventional cops, Erol Birkan and Kurt Grimmer, who investigate the murder of German-Turkish football star Orkan Erdem. There's a long list of potential suspects: Neo-Nazis from the former East Berlin district of Marzahn; the Turkish family clan related to...

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The 10-episode series Dogs of Berlin is directed by thriller specialist Christian Alvart and centers around the murder of a Turkish-German football super star which happens the night before a big international game in Berlin-Marzahn. The series stars Felix Kramer and Fahri Yardim as two unconventional cops who are taking up the fight against crime in Berlin’s underworld. The cast also includes Katharina Schüttler, Anna Maria Mühe, Katrin Sass, Hannah Herzsprung, Antonio Wannek, Mišel Matičević, Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Constantin von Jascheroff, Alina Stiegler, Branko Tomovic, Seyneb Saleh, Urs Rechn, Uwe Preuss and also several cameos that will thrill German hip-hop fans. The show dives deep into the zeitgeist of Germany's capital city, where different cultures and lifestyles collide in a melting pot of hopes, dreams...

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Netflix announced that its second German Original series Dogs of Berlin has started production. The series stars Felix Kramer and Fahri Yardim as two unconventional cops who are taking up the fight against crime in Berlin’s underworld. The cast also includes Katharina Schüttler, Anna Maria Mühe, Katrin Sass, Hannah Herzsprung, Antonio Wannek, Mišel Matičević, Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Constantin von Jascheroff, Alina Stiegler, Branko Tomovic, Urs Rechn and Uwe Preuss. The 10-episode series is is directed by thriller specialist Christian Alvart and centers around the murder of a Turkish-German football super star which happens the night before a big international game in Berlin-Marzahn. “Dogs of Berlin is a cutting-edge crime drama series with thriller elements set in the different sub-worlds of modern Berlin. It’s gripping, fast-paced,...

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Click here to read our french "Der Samurai" movie review, directed by Till Kleinert with Michel Diercks, Pit Bukowski, Uwe Preuss.A wolf strives through the woods around an isolated German village. Jakob the young local police officer is onto him, but scents something more in the darkness. What he finds is a man, it seems, wild eyed, of wiry build, in a dress. He carries a katana, a Samurai sword. When the Samurai invites Jakob to follow him on his crusade towards the village, it becomes Jakob's mission to pursue the lunatic to end this wanton destruction. At the end of the night Jakob has experienced too much, is too far from whom he once was. Something hidden has been unleashed to meet the first rays of daylight....

Click here to read our french "Der Samurai" movie review, directed by Till Kleinert with Michel Diercks, Pit Bukowski, Uwe Preuss.A wolf strives through the woods around an isolated German village. Jakob the young local police officer is onto him, but scents something more in the darkness. What he finds is a man, it seems, wild eyed, of wiry build, in a dress. He carries a katana, a Samurai sword. When the Samurai invites Jakob to follow him on his crusade towards the village, it becomes Jakob's mission to pursue the lunatic to end this wanton destruction. At the end of the night Jakob has experienced too much, is too far from whom he once was. Something hidden has been unleashed to meet the first rays of daylight....

Stars: Michel Diercks, Pit Bukowski, Uwe Preuss, Kaja Blachnik, Christopher Kane | Written and Directed by Till Kleinert

The Samurai is the latest horror film to come out of Germany, and unlike it’s splatter brethren to which I am more accustomed, this is less of a typical plot-led story and more a fantastical, metaphorical fairytale that explores the struggle with sexual identity.

The plot, what there is of it, follows police officer Jakob (Diercks), a quiet, some would say naive, young man who is obsessed with a wolf that is creating havoc on the small-town he calls his beat. When a package arrives at the station addressed to Lone Wolf, it’s owner calling one night asking for him to deliver it to a mysterious cabin in the woods, Jakob can’t help but be intrigued. Going to the abandoned house, Jakob finds the packages owner, a strange young man wearing a white dress,...

Phoenix Trailer. Christian Petzold‘s Phoenix (2014) movie trailer stars Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Kirsten Block, Uwe Preuss, and Eva Bay. Phoenix‘s plot synopsis: “A concentration-camp survivor (Nina Hoss) searches ravaged postwar Berlin for the husband who might have betrayed her to the Nazis, in this gripping drama from leading German [...]

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Stars: Michel Diercks, Pit Bukowski, Uwe Preuss, Kaja Blachnik, Christopher Kane | Written and Directed by Till Kleinert

The Samurai is the latest horror film to come out of Germany, and unlike it’s splatter brethren to which I am more accustomed, this is less of a typical plot-led story and more a fantastical, metaphorical fairytale that explores the struggle with sexual identity.

The plot, what there is of it, follows police officer Jakob (Diercks), a quiet, some would say naive, young man who is obsessed with a wolf that is creating havoc on the small-town he calls his beat. When a package arrives at the station addressed to Lone Wolf, it’s owner calling one night asking for him to deliver it to a mysterious cabin in the woods, Jakob can’t help but be intrigued. Going to the abandoned house, Jakob finds the packages owner, a strange young man wearing a white dress,...

The line-up for this year's Film4 FrightFest in London has just been announced – and boy, is it a doozy! Sporting a record-breaking 38 UK/European premieres and 11 world premieres, this August is going to be an exciting time in the genre calendar.

Check it all out right here, including lots of new images!

This year Film4 FrightFest will be moving from its previous home at Leicester Square's Empire Cinema to the nearby Vue Cinema (also on Leicester Square), prompting an ingenious reshuffle of the screening arrangements.

All main screen films will be presented at different times across three different screens, with two extra screens reserved for single-slot screenings of the various films hitting this year's Discovery Screens.

Here's the full list of goodies:

Main Screens (5, 6, 7)

Thursday Aug 21

Opening Night Film - The Guest (UK Premiere)

Director: Adam Wingard. Cast: Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Brendan Meyer, Sheila Kelley, Leland Orser. USA 2014. 99 mins.

Film4 FrightFest 2014, returning for its 15th year, unveils its biggest line-up ever. From Thurs 21 August to Monday 25 August, the UK’s leading event for genre fans will be at the Vue West End, Leicester Square, to present sixty-four films plus twenty shorts across five screens. There are sixteen countries representing five continents with a record-breaking thirty-eight UK or European premieres and eleven world premieres.

Are you ready for a monstrous and memorable mayhem of killer claws, cannibalism, cult classics, murderous musicals, chiller thrillers, graphic novel action and sick celluloid masterpieces? Then prepare yourself for the biggest, strongest and most eclectic must-see programme in Film4 FrightFest’s history.

From the opening night turbo-driven thrill-ride The Guest to the UK premiere of the closing night mesmeric sci-fi fantasy The Signal, FrightFest has netted the latest works from genre big-hitters such as Eli Roth (The Green Inferno), Alan Moore and Mitch Jenkins (Show...

The German horror film Der Samurai is set to premiere at this year's Tribeca Film Festival, and today we've got some head-rolling, blood-flying goodies for ya while we wait.

Check out the trailer for the film along with poster art and a gallery of bloody stills!

Written and directed by Till Kleinert, Der Samurai stars Michael Schumacher, Uwe Preuss, Pit Bukowski, and Ulrike Bliefert.

Synopsis

A samurai-wielding figure wearing a white dress lurks menacingly in the forest, waiting to descend upon an unsuspecting village in the muddy backwaters of rural East Germany. As heads roll with each stroke of his sword, dutiful, straight-laced cop Jakob becomes increasingly powerless to resist the draw of the Samurai’s feral otherness. The two enter into a bizarre folie à deux as Jakob is forced to confront his own carnal impulses that he has long sought to repress.

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Phoenix

Director: Christian Petzold

Writer: Christian Petzold

Producers: Schramm Film Koerner & Weber

U.S. Distributor: Rights Available

Cast: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf, Uwe Preuss

One of the best films of 2012 happened to be Christian Petzold’s film Barbara starring the exquisite Nina Hoss. Petzold has been steadily churning out remarkable work in feature films since his 2000 debut The State I Am In (and for several years prior in television). While Hoss has headlined a few of his works (Yella, Jerichow ), the Berlin premiered Barbara finally seemed to command the attention he’s deserved (he won the Director Silver Bear), and he’s back again with Hoss in tow for another period piece, Phoenix (which also reunites him with Ronald Zehrfeld).

Gist: While Barbara was set in the German Democratic Republic of the early 1980s, Phoenix goes back to the post-Second World War era, focusing on a woman who has survived the Holocaust.