Sleeping Dog (Schlafende Hunde) is a German series starring Max Riemelt. Created by Oded Davidoff and Noah Stollman, this entertaining thriller takes us into the world of lawyers, detectives, criminals, and unsolved cases.
It is perfect for those who seek a well-crafted police intrigue, with charismatic characters and a corollary story, primarily well-told in its entirety.
Plot
A new death awakens disturbing doubts about an old case supposedly closed. A former policeman who now lives on the street sets out to uncover the truth.
About the Series
“A Good Script” is the primary strength of “Sleeping Dog” built on well-constructed, real, and charismatic characters in a story that knows precisely what fascinating history to tell and how to make everything surrounding the main axis interesting.
Technically, it does not strive for aesthetics or the treatment of shots. There is a lot of handheld camera work, many sequences that want to be real and natural,...
It is perfect for those who seek a well-crafted police intrigue, with charismatic characters and a corollary story, primarily well-told in its entirety.
Plot
A new death awakens disturbing doubts about an old case supposedly closed. A former policeman who now lives on the street sets out to uncover the truth.
About the Series
“A Good Script” is the primary strength of “Sleeping Dog” built on well-constructed, real, and charismatic characters in a story that knows precisely what fascinating history to tell and how to make everything surrounding the main axis interesting.
Technically, it does not strive for aesthetics or the treatment of shots. There is a lot of handheld camera work, many sequences that want to be real and natural,...
- 6/22/2023
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid - TV
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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- 12/6/2018
- Screen Anarchy
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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- 8/28/2018
- Screen Anarchy
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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- 11/6/2017
- Screen Anarchy
"A Map of the Heart" (Der Felsen) is a dreary tale about a distraught tourist losing her emotional balance on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. Hoping to sell audiences on its deeper meanings, though, veteran German director Dominik Graf lavishes every trick of lighting and video camerawork he knows on this meager story populated with many unsympathetic characters.
It's No Sale, but, hey, you can't blame a guy for trying. You can, however, blame him for trite characters, contrived situations and implausible coincidences. Even these Graf and co-writer Markus Busch try to explain away by unraveling the tale within the African tradition of improvisational storytelling. Practitioners, who still ply this trade in Corsica, must link three random objects with an impromptu story, thus excusing the weird contours of its plot lines.
Mostly, Graf makes himself the movie's star by using the story as a pretext for his self-serving visuals. There will always be critics, some adult moviegoers and even festival juries impressed by such showoffs, so who knows how this competition film will fare at the Berlin International Film Festival? In the commercial marketplace, though, "Map" can expect only the shortest of theatrical runs.
Katrin's (Karoline Eichhorn) holiday becomes a nightmare when her married lover (Ralph Herforth) informs her that his wife is pregnant. (Doesn't your heart go out to her already?) When he splits, the unhinged Katrin strays from her "tourist sanctuary" to the company of male lowlifes who seemingly lurk around every corner on Corsica.
She falls in with a German youth named Malte (Antonio Wannek), who turns out to be a resident of a nearby camp of juvenile delinquents. His puppy-dog devotion to Katrin distracts her from the island's other sexual warriors. Malte goes AWOL from the camp, taking Katrin and his 11-year-old brother Kai (Sebastian Urzendowsky) on a volatile journey into the mountains.
What Malte's brother is doing on Corsica is never explained. Kai spends most of his time collecting junk from the beaches and trying to convince German tourists to adopt him.
The story bears scant scrutiny, but the characters are noteworthy for being among the most dislikable encountered in recent movies. Seemingly, they all lack brains, morality or even survival instincts. Wannek's Malte is the most viable character, an instinctual, amoral youth thrown for a loop by his first encounter with absolute love. Eichhorn projects an earthy sensuality, but Katrin is such a dummy that she can do little but go for broke in playing the emotive extremes.
The movie is jumpy and impressionistic, with the fatalistic drone of an unknown narrator playing against Hana Mullner's nervous editing and cinematographer Benedict Neuenfels' mix of light levels and weather conditions.
A MAP OF THE HEART
Kinowelt/ZDF/Bavaria Film
Producer: Gloria Burkert
Director: Dominik Graf
Screenwriters: Markus Busch, Dominik Graf
Director of photography: Benedict Neuenfels
Production designer: Claus Jurgen Pfeiffer
Music: Dieter Schleip
Costume designer: Barbara Grupp
Editor: Hana Mullner
Color/stereo
Cast:
Katrin: Karoline Eichhorn
Malte: Antonio Wannek
Kai: Sebastian Urzendowsky
Jurgen: Ralph Herforth
Robert: Peter Lohmeyer
Running time -- 116 minutes
No MPAA rating...
It's No Sale, but, hey, you can't blame a guy for trying. You can, however, blame him for trite characters, contrived situations and implausible coincidences. Even these Graf and co-writer Markus Busch try to explain away by unraveling the tale within the African tradition of improvisational storytelling. Practitioners, who still ply this trade in Corsica, must link three random objects with an impromptu story, thus excusing the weird contours of its plot lines.
Mostly, Graf makes himself the movie's star by using the story as a pretext for his self-serving visuals. There will always be critics, some adult moviegoers and even festival juries impressed by such showoffs, so who knows how this competition film will fare at the Berlin International Film Festival? In the commercial marketplace, though, "Map" can expect only the shortest of theatrical runs.
Katrin's (Karoline Eichhorn) holiday becomes a nightmare when her married lover (Ralph Herforth) informs her that his wife is pregnant. (Doesn't your heart go out to her already?) When he splits, the unhinged Katrin strays from her "tourist sanctuary" to the company of male lowlifes who seemingly lurk around every corner on Corsica.
She falls in with a German youth named Malte (Antonio Wannek), who turns out to be a resident of a nearby camp of juvenile delinquents. His puppy-dog devotion to Katrin distracts her from the island's other sexual warriors. Malte goes AWOL from the camp, taking Katrin and his 11-year-old brother Kai (Sebastian Urzendowsky) on a volatile journey into the mountains.
What Malte's brother is doing on Corsica is never explained. Kai spends most of his time collecting junk from the beaches and trying to convince German tourists to adopt him.
The story bears scant scrutiny, but the characters are noteworthy for being among the most dislikable encountered in recent movies. Seemingly, they all lack brains, morality or even survival instincts. Wannek's Malte is the most viable character, an instinctual, amoral youth thrown for a loop by his first encounter with absolute love. Eichhorn projects an earthy sensuality, but Katrin is such a dummy that she can do little but go for broke in playing the emotive extremes.
The movie is jumpy and impressionistic, with the fatalistic drone of an unknown narrator playing against Hana Mullner's nervous editing and cinematographer Benedict Neuenfels' mix of light levels and weather conditions.
A MAP OF THE HEART
Kinowelt/ZDF/Bavaria Film
Producer: Gloria Burkert
Director: Dominik Graf
Screenwriters: Markus Busch, Dominik Graf
Director of photography: Benedict Neuenfels
Production designer: Claus Jurgen Pfeiffer
Music: Dieter Schleip
Costume designer: Barbara Grupp
Editor: Hana Mullner
Color/stereo
Cast:
Katrin: Karoline Eichhorn
Malte: Antonio Wannek
Kai: Sebastian Urzendowsky
Jurgen: Ralph Herforth
Robert: Peter Lohmeyer
Running time -- 116 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 2/27/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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