Synopse
Fear eats policemen and women. A complex drama from the POV of inside a special unit, which loses control at a demonstration. A demonstration escalates into violence. The next day, policeman Jan Vogt (Justus Johanssen) wakes up in hospital with a severe head injury, the public view is that he was responsible for the special unit’s failings. One person died, 57 were injured, because the police attacked peaceful demonstrators. How did all this come about? Chief Inspector Charlotte Stauffer (Brigitte Hobmeier) leads the internal investigation and uncovers a complex scenario in which the borders between victims and perpetrators are blurred.
Regie
NICOLAI ROHDE (*1966 in Bremen) studied at the HfK Bremen, the Film Academy Vienna and the HFF Potsdam-Babelsberg. He has worked as a director on numerous thrillers, as for Tatort and Polizeiruf 110.
Info
Original Title: Allein zwischen den Fronten
International Title: The Riot Act
Category: Feature
Section: Televisionen
Version & Subtitles: German OV
Director: Nicolai Rohde
Screenplay: Jörg Tensing
Cast/Protagonists: Justus Johanssen, Brigitte Hobmeier, Max Koch, Cynthia Micas, Ben Felipe, Anton Rubtsov, Malik Blumenthal, Ben Andrews Rumler, Hannah Ehrlichmann, Pierre Kiwitt, Klara Deutschmann, Magnús Mariuson, Luis Pintsch, Bastian Reiber, Maik Rogge, Rebecca Rudolph, Miri Sommer, Vera Kasimir, Axel Wandtke, Andrea Guo, Inga Dietrich
Production country: Germany
Year of Production: 2024
Length: 89 min
Producer: Sam Davis, Kim Fatheuer
Production company: Rowboat Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH
Cinematography: Henner Besuch
Sound: Achim Burkart, Hendrik Bleier
Editor: Nils Landmark
Music: Patrick Kirst
Production Design: Holger Müller
Costume Design: Anette Schröder
Casting: Phillis Dayanir
