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The Snowking

OT: Der Schneekönig

Johannes Edelhoff, Timo Großpietsch | Germany 2012

Documentary feature | 72 min | FF2012

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Synopse

Ronald Miehling is a living legend in Hamburg's demi-monde. At the end of the 1980s, he is one of the most powerful drug bosses in the city. The coke business is booming and Miehling enjoys a life of luxury. Then the police pick up his scent and he flees to Columbia, is caught and after being extradited serves 20 years in prison.Today, Miehling is on day release. He meets old friends and tries to prepare for life after jail. The film is an unvarnished portrait of the former "snow king", talking to friends, police officers, his mother and giving an inside view of a world otherwise only known from newspaper headlines.

Info

Original Title: Der Schneekönig

International Title: The Snowking

Category: Documentary feature

Section: 16:9 TV

Version & Subtitles: German OV

Director & Screenplay: Johannes Edelhoff, Timo Großpietsch

Cast/Protagonists: Ronald Miehling

Production country: Germany

Year of Production: 2012

Length: 72 min

Producer: Barbara Denz, Norddeutscher Rundfunk Fernsehen

Production company: Norddeutscher Rundfunk Fernsehen


Cinematography: Timo Großpietsch

Editor: Timo Großpietsch

World Sales: NDR

Distributor: NDR