Germany / Oct 04, 2021 / Filmfest Hamburg
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Jan Schäfer is a personal security officer at the BKA. Fiona Weibel, the key witness currently under Schäfer’s protection, has to testify before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg. Particularly delicate: Fiona works in the management of a Swiss shipping company and is said to be using insider knowledge to heavily incriminate her own employer. The shipping company is accused of illegally transporting toxic substances, disguised as fertilizers, to Syria, where they are used to produce toxic gas. To keep Fiona safe until the trial, Schäfer and his colleague Yannick take her into their custody. But as soon as they pick up the witness at the airport, they realize they are being followed. Through a clever diversionary maneuver, they manage to escape the pursuers. But is that enough to get Fiona to safety? The trio threatens to be discovered and the operation exposed. Is the witness playing a double game? Or is there even a leak in the ranks of their own colleagues?
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Errol Trotman-Harewood | Richter Amadou Cissé |
| Pia-Leokadia Bucindika | Aybi |
| Aziz Dyab | Hamsa |
| Pascal Houdus | Morten |
| Paula Conrad Hugenschmidt | Swantje |
| Sascha Weingarten | Matze |
| Markus Graf | Urs Beerenberg |
| Oliver Sauer | Robert Foster |
| Ali Rasoulzadegan | Erster Killer |
| Shayan Salamaty | Zweiter Killer |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Der Beschützer |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Wüste Medien, ARD, ARD Degeto |
| Official site | wuestefilm.de |
| Release date | 4 ottobre 2021 |
| Executive producer | Daniel Hartmann |
| Production | Björn Vosgerau, Uwe Kolbe |
| Writer | Oke Stielow, Michael Ehnert |
| Casting | Deborah Congia |
| Editing | Tobias Peper |
| Cinematography | Frank Küpper |
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| Assistant directors | Philipp Osthus |
| Camera operators | Frank Küpper |
| Additional photography | Frank Küpper |
| Production design | Uwe Berthold |
| Art direction | Uwe Berthold |
| Set decoration | Uwe Berthold |
| Music | Maurus Ronner, Peter Burgis, Rolf Manzei, Foley Farmers, Maxwell MacRae, Franziska Treutler, Ralph Thiekötter, Thekla Demelius, Kai Nührmann, Max Schmeling |
| Sound | Peter Burgis, Rolf Manzei, Foley Farmers, Maxwell MacRae, Franziska Treutler, Ralph Thiekötter, Thekla Demelius, Maurus Ronner, Kai Nührmann, Max Schmeling |
| Costume design | Carola Neutze, Samira Ghassabeh, Anna Pokrywiec |
| Makeup | Samira Ghassabeh, Anna Pokrywiec, Carola Neutze |
| Hairstyling | Samira Ghassabeh, Carola Neutze, Anna Pokrywiec |
| Collection | Der Beschützer - Filmreihe |
Release dates
Limited release
Digital
Germany / Feb 11, 2022 / ARD media library
TV
Germany / Feb 12, 2022 / Das Erste
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