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The Valley

The Valley

★ 5.8/10•2015•45m•16•Drama•Mystery
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Between forests and hills, the river Ahr meanders through a mystical, foggy autumn landscape. Amidst this idyll a man awakens in the middle of a vineyard. He does not know who he is, where he is or how he came to be here. Next to him is a dead young woman lying among the vines. As a foreigner in the secluded town in the Ahr valley he enters an archaic village community, which seems to keep a secret from him.

Till Franzen · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime45m
LanguageDE
First Air DateOct 6, 2015

Episodes

E145m

Portent

A man wakes up in a vineyard, having lost his memory, next to the corpse of a young woman. Distraught, he takes refuge in the nearest village, but when he returns with help the body has disappeared.

Oct 6, 2015

E245m

Fate

Inspectors Beckmann and Brehme start to investigate the cold blooded murder of wine queen, Sophia Fink. The hero and main suspect, Johannes Fuchs, believes he can solve the mystery of his identity if only he could solve her murder. As he starts to investigate on his own, he encounters numerous inconsistencies, surprising suspects and entanglements within the village. The hero is given an unexpected alibi by the town's mayor's wife, Hanna Zepter.

Oct 13, 2015

E345m

Demons

During his investigations, the hero learns about an old accident: Adrian's sister, Marie Donatius, drowned in the river Ahr years ago. But is this in any way related to Sophia's death or does any villager have a more personal motive? In trying to solve the puzzle, Johannes Fuchs finds himself in danger. The police investigation reveals Sophia's secret.

Oct 20, 2015

E445m

Trauma

Adrian Donatius, who hasn't spoken since the untimely drowning death of his sister, Marie, becomes the main murder suspect, when police finds incriminating evidence. The atmosphere in the village quickly turns against Adrian, only the amnesiac Johannes Fuchs continues to believe in Adrian's innocence.

Oct 27, 2015

E545m

Pains

All evidence points to Adrian Donatius having brutally slain Sophia Fink. The interrogation with the akinetically mutismic boy doesn't lead anywhere, but when it ends Adrian is admitted to a psychiatric ward. The killer is caught. One villager gets increasingly concerned having learnt about Adrian's admission.

Nov 3, 2015

E645m

Conclusion

Through the suicide of a villager, Johannes Fuchs has not only and very suddenly lost an important puzzle piece to his own identity and thus to the solution of the mysteries surrounding Sophia Fink's death, but has also come to an unravelling conclusion which in return cause more questions about a water spirit, Adrian Donatius' hospitalization, and family affairs.

Nov 10, 2015

Actors

Arved Birnbaum

Arved Birnbaum

Zepter

Victoria Trauttmansdorff

Victoria Trauttmansdorff

Regina Donatius

Friedrich Mücke

Friedrich Mücke

Johannes Fuchs

Laura Tonke

Laura Tonke

Christine Schreibe

Jenny Schily

Jenny Schily

Iris Reichel

Christina Große

Christina Große

Katharina Finck

Arnd Klawitter

Arnd Klawitter

Markus Schreiber

Anna Böttcher

Anna Böttcher

Bärbel

Gudrun Landgrebe

Gudrun Landgrebe

Dr. Wieland

Rainer Sellien

Rainer Sellien

Sven Donatius

Antje Traue

Antje Traue

Hanna Zepter

Helga Boettiger

Elisabeth Delfi

Marcel Glauche

Marcel Glauche

Matthias Schreiber

Yung Ngo

Yung Ngo

Pfarrer Anh Hung

Ronald Kukulies

Ronald Kukulies

Gerd Finck

Max Mauff

Max Mauff

Kirk

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