Staying in Europe to present you with another non English period set TV series after our visit yesterday to Sweden and To Cook a Bear, we are today in the Baltics with DETECTIVE VON FOCK six episode historical crime drama inspired by Ain Kütt’s novels with the story set in early 19th century Estonia, a time when Baltic Germans dominated high society. Beside the Baltic national broadcasters ERR, LTV and LRT, where it already aired last spring, if I got it correctly the series will air on ZDF in Germany as well. You can check out a rather stylish trailer for the series below the post as well with English
Gorgeous Priit Pius takes the lead role
subtitles.
THE STORY OF THIS NEW PERIOD SET SERIES FOLLOWS
shy young nobleman Paul von Fock (played by rather dashing blond actor Priit Pius) as he
unexpectedly emerges as a sharp witted detective, solving crimes while
navigating matters of inheritance and love. Newly appointed court
assessor Paul von Fock, heir to Sagadi Manor, navigates a web of
murders, missing fortunes, and identity puzzles with the aid of the
mysterious Maria von Nottbeck, who he helps unmask in a shocking finale.
Since Hollywood is sleeping currently, your trusted spy is, as usual, taking you on a trip around the world to see new productions from all corners of the globe,
Wings over Berlin aired this April in Russia
so after informing you about the new projects from Denmark, Hungary and Australia earlier this week, we are today moving to the Eastern Europe with two new historical movies. First one is coming from Russia celebrating their brave, heroic past. WINGS OVER BERLIN (Крылья над Берлином) already flew through their cinemas earlier this April coming from their celebrated director Konstantin Buslov whom we mentioned last year here as the helmer of another World War II movieKalashnikov about the inventor of their famous riffle which, invented to spread death among the enemy, actually saved many lives.
WINGS OVER BERLIN
starring
Evgeniy Antropov, Aleksandr Metyolkin and Sergei Puskepalis, is a
touching war romance and adventure bringing the story of the feat of the
pilots of the 1st mine torpedo aviation regiment of the Baltic Fleet
Air Force, headed by Colonel Preobrazhensky (Maksim Bityukov). They had
the most difficult combat mission - to inflict the first bombing strikes
on Berlin, the capital of Nazi Germany.
MELCHIOR THE APOTHECARY
ESTONIA'S MOST EXPENSIVE HISTORICAL FILM EVER
Moving up North to neighbouring Estonia, we have their most expensive historical movie ever, and also the most ambitious one as it has been envisioned
Melchior also aired in cinemas this April
as a trilogy to be released from April till late summer: MELCHIOR THE APOTHECARY a medieval drama based on a seven book series by Estonian writer Indrek Hargla! Directed by Elmo Nuganen, this medieval crime thriller has the story revolving around a Tallinn pharmacist who has to uncover the secret behind a terrible wave of murders that threatens to wreck the entire Christian world. When a murderer is loose in town, the town is sick. It's time to call the apothecary. Märten Metsaviir
leads the movie as Melchior Wakenstede!
puzzles with the aid of the
mysterious Maria von Nottbeck, who he helps unmask in a shocking finale.
puzzles with the aid of the
mysterious Maria von Nottbeck, who he helps unmask in a shocking finale.
