Ferdinand von Schirach (Writing)

Sie sagt. Er sagt.

In a criminal trial at the Berlin district court, in which the accusation of rape is being heard, it is one statement against the other - a seemingly insoluble dilemma, both legally and humanly, that has enormous explosive power. Because beyond the professional and private future of two people, it is about nothing less than the values and prejudices that define us as a society. It is a case of high public attention: the well-known TV presenter Katharina Schlüter and the industrialist Christian Thiede have had a secret affair that has lasted for years, and now they are sitting opposite each other in the courtroom as hostile parties. On the witness stand, Schlüter describes how what was initially consensual sex in Thiede's apartment turned into rape. But are circumstantial evidence sufficient? Experts and witnesses are questioned, and an unexpected turn of events doesn't make it any easier for the court to decide on credibility and truth.

Release Date:2024-10-17

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:4

The Allegation

25 defendants, 300 trial days and a legal scandal that has gone down in the history of jurisprudence: In this thrilling legal drama, bestselling author Ferdinand von Schirach transports the so-called "Worms Trials", a German legal scandal from the nineties into the present. The result is a gripping, current legal drama about hysteria in social media, collective anger and how the hunger for revenge can overlook the victims.

Release Date:2021-11-04

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:7

Vote Count:12

Enemies: Against the Clock

When a young girl is kidnapped, ruthless police inspector Peter Nadler embarks on a race against time to rescue her.

Release Date:2021-01-03

Department:Writing

Job:Screenstory

Vote Count:11

Enemies: The Confession

Veteran defense attorney Konrad Biegler accepts the defense of a man accused of kidnapping a young girl. At the trial he must face the tenacious police inspector Peter Nadler.

Release Date:2021-01-03

Department:Writing

Job:Screenstory

Vote Count:8

Ferdinand von Schirach: Feinde – Der Prozess

Veteran defense attorney Konrad Biegler and tenacious police inspector Peter Nadler face off in the trial of a man accused of kidnapping a young girl. (Abridged version of Enemies: Against the Clock and Enemies: The Confession, focusing on the ins and outs of the judicial process.)

Release Date:2021-01-03

Department:Writing

Job:Screenstory

Vote Count:1

Playing God

The 78-year-old former architect Richard Gärtner (Matthias Habich) wants to put an end to his life. However, this should not be done abroad, but quite legally with the help of his family doctor. For Dr. Brandt (Anna Maria Mühe), out of personal conviction, it is out of the question to get her elderly but healthy patient a fatal preparation.

Release Date:2020-11-23

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:10

The Collini Case

A young lawyer stumbles upon a vast conspiracy while investigating a brutal murder case.

Release Date:2019-04-18

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:398

Talk aus Berlin

Release Date:2018-09-26

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:1

Asphaltgorillas

Small-time crook Atris is tired of working for Berlin crime lord El Keitar. Yet in order to build his own syndicate, he needs money. When his friend Frank offers him a lucrative deal, Atris thinks his chance has finally come, not knowing that he is about to set in motion a fateful chain of events.

Release Date:2018-08-30

Department:Writing

Job:Story

Vote Count:31

phoenix persönlich

Release Date:2018-06-08

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

The Verdict

A hijacker threatens to bring down a passenger plane to a crowded football stadium. Fighter pilot Lars Koch decides to shoot down the machine. The court of Berlin should decide whether Lars Koch is a hero or a murderer. The viewers become jurors, and their decision determines the outcome of the film.

Release Date:2016-10-17

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:31

Ferien

Vivi is exhausted. Actually, she is about to become an attorney and to move in together with her boyfriend Adam, but somehow, she is stuck. She tries to flee back to her Moms couch, only to find that there is no more space for her. Vivi's father assumes that she needs some rest and sends her to an island...

Release Date:2016-07-07

Character:Otto

Vote Count:5

Der weisse Äthiopier

In Ethiopia, Frank Michalka has found a new home and left his criminal past behind. But happiness does not last long and the former offender must go back to Germany. Once there, he immediately falls back into old patterns and robbed a bank.

Release Date:2015-07-03

Department:Writing

Job:Story

Vote Count:7

Shades of Guilt

In the final analysis, it all comes down to guilt, different shades of guilt that one assumes in a single moment of thoughtlessness or in months of premeditated planning. Defence Attorney Friedrich Knonberg knows he must tip legal scales of justice in favour of his client for crimes that are never black and white and what they may seem. In German with subtitles.

Release Date:2015-02-20

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Character:Self

Episode Count:6

Vote Count:14

Precht

German talkshow hosted by Richard David Precht, a well known german philosopher and publisher, in which he speaks with a guest about a topic from culture, science, economy or politics in every episode

Release Date:2012-09-02

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:4

So gesehen – Talk am Sonntag

Release Date:2012-03-02

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Landesschau Rheinland-Pfalz

The news program delivers captivating stories and informative insights on current topics in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Release Date:2010-03-08

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Markus Lanz

TV presenter Markus Lanz invites prominent guests and experts from all areas of public life to his colourful talk show. As a rule, there are four guests, introduced individually to contribute their personal experiences to the topics.

Release Date:2008-06-03

Character:Self

Episode Count:9

Vote Count:10

3satBuchzeit

Release Date:2006-10-05

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Thadeusz

Release Date:2005-12-05

Character:self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:1

Through the Night with...

Durch die Nacht mit … is a German documentary film television series produced by ZDF for Franco-German television channel ARTE. Locations are mainly in France or Germany. The title of the French version is Au cœur de la nuit. Two Celebrities spend an filmed evening together. One of them is the host who sets the location and the program. There is no moderator.

Release Date:2002-05-10

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:1

NDR Kultur – Das Journal

Release Date:2002-04-29

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Gero von Boehm begegnet...

Release Date:2002-04-09

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Literatur im Foyer

Release Date:2000-12-03

Character:himself

Episode Count:1

Beckmann

Reinhold Beckmann hosts a weekly talk show.

Release Date:1999-01-25

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:2

Sternstunden

Release Date:1994-02-04

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Riverboat

Release Date:1992-01-03

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:3

ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

Release Date:1989-10-02

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:1

Blauer Panther

Release Date:1989-01-01

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Nachtcafé

Release Date:1987-02-14

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:3

Kölner Treff

Release Date:1976-01-25

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:2

3 nach 9

Release Date:1974-11-19

Character:Self

Episode Count:3

Vote Count:4