Im Angesicht des Verbrechens: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This 10 part multi-layered, rich and fast paced TV series follows the stories of characters in and around the Russian mafia in Berlin, especially the story of the 2 main characters Marek and Jelena - one a cop and himself of Russian descent who is looking for the murderer of his brother, the other lured with her best friend to Germany in the promise of work but ending up as a prostitute. They both get drawn into a power struggle in the mafia, face police corruption, the drama of human trafficking and much more. The series touches on the complexity of crime syndicates and society here in the example of the metropolis of Berlin.

Series details

• Title: Im Angesicht des Verbrechens
• Format: Scripted
• Language: German
• Genres: Crime
• Premiere date: 2010-04-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 2010-05-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ARTE
• Network country: Germany
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7787
• IMDb ID: tt1223917
• TVDB ID: 160331

Cast and credited roles

• Max Riemelt — Marek Gorsky
• Ronald Zehrfeld — Sven Lottner
• Marie Bäumer — Stella

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2010-04-27; final listed air date 2010-05-11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Im Angesicht des Verbrechens on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.