Unterleuten: The Torn Village Explained

Unterleuten: The Torn Village (de|Unterleuten. Das zerrissene Dorf) is a 2020 German television drama serial directed by Matti Geschonneck. It takes place in the fictional village Unterleuten in Brandenburg and follows the intrigues and power struggles when a company wants to install a wind farm in the area. It is based on the novel Unterleuten by Juli Zeh. It premiered in three parts on ZDF.^[1]

Cast

• Thomas Thieme as Rudolf Gombrowski
• Hermann Beyer as Kron
• Miriam Stein as Linda Franzen
• Rosalie Thomass as Jule Fließ
• Ulrich Noethen as Dr. Gerhard Fließ
• Charly Hübner as Schaller
• Bettina Lamprecht as Kathrin Kron-Hübschke
• Bjarne Mädel as Wolf Hübschke
• Dagmar Manzel as Hilde Kessler
• Christine Schorn as Elena Gombrowski
• Sarina Radomski as Betty Kessler
• Alexander Held as Meiler
• Mina Tander as Anne Pilz
• Jörg Schüttauf as Arne Seidel
• Waléra Kanischtscheff as Igor
• Jacob Matschenz as Frederick
• Alexander Hörbe as Björn
• Nina Gummich as Miriam Schaller
• Úna Lir as Krönchen
• Hendrik Heutmann as Ingo
• Nikola Kastner as Finkbeiner
• Sven Gerhardt as Dr. Kuhn
• Bärbel Schwarz as Sabine

Production

The programme is based on the novel Unterleuten by Juli Zeh. It was adapted to a screenplay by and directed by Matti Geschonneck. It had a budget of six million euros. It was filmed over 75 days in 2018, using locations from ten different Brandenburg villages.^[2]

Reception

received the Deutsche Akademie für Fernsehen's award for best editing.^[3] Sarina Radomski was nominated for best supporting actress and Anneke Troost for best costume design.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Unterleuten - Das zerissene Dorf . . 14 May 2024 .
2. News: Krawczyk . Karina . 9 March 2020 . ZDF-Miniserie „Unterleuten“: kleine Kriege, große Umbrüche . . de . 14 May 2024 .
3. Web site: Die Gewinner der Auszeichnungen 2020 . de . . 22 November 2020 . 14 May 2024 .
4. Web site: DAfF-Auszeichnung 2020 – die Nominierten . de . . 28 September 2020 . 14 May 2024 .