Synopse
In this thriller full of plot twists, a young principal witness gets caught in the crosshairs of international killers. BKA bodyguard Jan Schäfer is given the job of looking after Fiona Weibel, an important witness due to give evidence at the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea in Hamburg. The young woman’s employer is a Swiss shipping company accused of transporting chemicals declared as fertilizer to Libya, where they are used to make poison gas. Weibel’s insider knowledge is a threat to the company. For Schäfer and his colleagues, a game of cat and mouse begins, as the life of his shadowy client is in danger.
Regie
PHILIPP OSTHUS (*1975) studied at the HFBK in Hamburg and at the Hamburg Media School. He has been shooting TV series since 2009, including Käthe und Ich, Nord bei Nordwest, Doktor Ballouz.
Info
Original Title: Der Beschützer
International Title: The Protector
Category: Feature
Section: Televisionen
Version & Subtitles: German OV
Director: Philipp Osthus
Screenplay: Michael Ehnert, Oke Stielow
Cast/Protagonists: Tobias Oertel, Marlene Tanczik, Slavko Popadic, Sabrina Amali
Production country: Germany
Year of Production: 2021
Length: 90 min
Producer: Björn Vosgerau, Uwe Kolbe
Production company: Wüste Medien GmbH im Auftrag der Degeto Film GmbH






