On December 16, filming on the ARD Degeto thriller “The Protector” (WT) wrapped in Hamburg Altona under the direction of Philipp Osthus. The main roles are played by Tobias Oertel as bodyguard Jan Schäfer and Marlene Tanczik as opaque key witness Fiona Weibel. The ensemble is completed by Slavko Popadic, Sabrina Amali, Sascha Weingarten and many others. The script was written by Michael Ehnert and Oke Stielow. Frank Küpper was behind the camera.
About the content:
Jan Schäfer is a personal security officer at the BKA. Fiona – 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 Libya, 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? Again and again, the trio is in danger of being discovered and the operation blown. Is the witness playing a double game? Or is there even a leak in the ranks of their own colleagues?
“The Protector” (WT) is a production of Wüste Medien GmbH (producers: Björn Vosgerau and Uwe Kolbe) on behalf of ARD Degeto for ARD. Carolin Haasis and Christoph Pellander (both ARD Degeto) are the commissioning editors.
