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








