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Algiers Confidential

  • Paix à leurs armes (Working title)
All titles (4)
Limited series | Episodes 1-4 | 2020-2021 | arte, ZDF [de] | Drama, Political thriller | France, Germany

Shooting data

Start of shooting03/02/2020
End of shooting14/11/2020
Number of shooting days40
LocationsCologne and surrondings, Morocco
Filming regionsGermany - North Rhine-Westphalia, Morocco

Brief synopsis

A German Police investigator assigned to his country’s embassy in Algiers leads an illicit love story with an Algerian Prosecutor. The kidnapping of a German arms dealer puts them in direct conflict : as they head each side of the investigation, they uncover a corruption scandal that will test their loyalty, both to their country and ultimately, to each other.

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Ken DukenRalf Eley [SS]
Hania AmarAmel Samraoui [SS]
Anna SchudtKatharina Prinz [SS]
Martin BrambachReinhold Wegner [SS]
Isaak Dentler
Peter Richter [SS]
Sofiane Zermani 'Fianso'Sadek Tadjer [SS]
Dali BenssalahAbderrahmane Toumi [SS]
Hammou GraïaGeneral Ibrahim Soudani [SSR]
Raphaël AcloqueDjamel Benmedi [SSR]Cédric Cavatore
Idir ChenderAziz Amrani [SSR]
Caroline Hanke
Wiebke Ebert [SSR]
Jele Brückner
State Secretary Amélie Beinholdt [SSR]
Foëd AmaraHamza [SSR]
Mohamed DjouhriYoucef Benmedi [SSR]
Patrick HeynKonrad Ost [SSR]
Marc HosemannToni Schumacher [SSR]
Olivier ChantreauAlexis Clérel [SSR]
Djemel BarekMohamed El Kitab [SSR]
Dominic GouldHarry Lime [SSR]
Rainer FurchGerman Ambassador Fasch [SR]
Hassan AkkouchImam [SR]Slim Weidenfeld
Tanja de WendtPauline Benmedi [SR]
Marcus MelzwigHans Levinghaus [SR]
Pingting ZangDr. Prinz' Assistentin [SR]
Niklas IwannekLeibwächter [SR]
Vinzenz WagnerSebastian Erler [SRE]
Anna-Maria WasserbergFrau Zimmermann [SRE]
Medusa KnopfZollbeamtin [BP]
various

Crew

ActivityNameComment
1st ADAnne-Sophie Hervieux
2nd ADMichael Berreby
Post production coordinatorPhilipp Dufft
ColoristLars Ittershagen
Pregrading, Dailies
Pregrading, Dailies
Director of photographyMichel Amathieu
Director of photographySophie Cadet
Director of photographyThomas Caselli
1st assistant cameraMareike Böttcher Renner
A Camera ALEXA Mini Morocco
A Camera ALEXA Mini Morocco
1st assistant cameraSabine Rösing
B-Cam Germany, Operator: Sophie Cadet
B-Cam Germany, Operator: Sophie Cadet
2nd assistant cameraToni Ulbricht
2nd assistant cameraLaura Wilke
Deutschland Part
Deutschland Part
2nd assistant cameraKatja Nantke
Video assist/playback operatorLukas Kleimt
2 Kameras - mit Aufzeichnung
2 Kameras - mit Aufzeichnung
Still photographerSife Elamine
Still photographerMartin Valentin Menke
Germany
Germany
Casting directorFrédérique Amand
Casting directorSabine Schwedhelm
Costume designerSandra Jones
Costume designerEmmanuelle Bellocq
Costume design traineeLea Grabosch
DirectorFrédéric Jardin
Crowd 2nd AD (local system)Malin Duggen
German Part
German Part
Crowd 2nd AD (local system)Jana Schütt
4 DT
4 DT
Assistant script supervisorPetra Bernhardt
Extras coordinatorEmma Holzapfel
2SD
2SD
Extras coordinatorJana Schütt
EditorMike Fromentin
EditorChristophe Pinel
EditorCyril Nakache
Assistant editorChristian Klimetzki
Key gripOliver Rduch
2. Kamerabühne, 15 DT / NRW
2. Kamerabühne, 15 DT / NRW
Key gripIngo Hilden
NRW
NRW
GripJurij Düsing
GafferBrahim El Mazrhi
GafferAndreas Theiner
Deutschlandteil
Deutschlandteil
Best boy electricWanja Krieger
Deutschlandteil
Deutschlandteil
Lighting technician / electricianRene Baum
Makeup artist / hair stylistMarcus Michael
Deutscher Teil , 3 Wochen
Deutscher Teil , 3 Wochen
Makeup artist / hair stylistThorsten Esser
Schwerpunkt SFX
Schwerpunkt SFX
ComposerNicolas Errèra
ProducerPhilippe Alessandri
ProducerMario Krebs
ProducerBalthazar de Ganay
Service producerBénédicte Bellocq
Agora Films
Agora Films
Service producerSouad Lamriki
Agora Films
Agora Films
Production designerYan Arlaud
Production designerHalima Zniber
Production designerEllen Latz
part Germany
part Germany
Assistant production designerSylke Hannemann
Für den Deutschen Teil der Dreharbeiten
Für den Deutschen Teil der Dreharbeiten
Assistant set decoratorAnna Sophie Schulz
Construction managerReinhold 'Ringer' Broil
Prop masterDagmar Wiggenhauser
Deutscher Teil
Deutscher Teil
Standby propsVolker Weiland
Deutscher Teil
Deutscher Teil
Set dresserSusanne Hartmann
Assistant stand by propsIsabel Müller-Chorus
intership
intership
Location scoutMarkus Zimmer [1]
Stand by set builderFlorian Rosenbaum
Line producerMarcella Rafael
Deutscher Teil
Deutscher Teil
Production managerPhilippe Chaussende
Production managerJutta Bürsgens
Deutscher Teil
Deutscher Teil
Production coordinatorLisa Gillet
Köln/NRW
Köln/NRW
Unit manager (local system)Sonja Fischer [1]
Location manager (local system)Robin Uhlmann
Set manager/ floor managerWalter Kimmerle
Deutschland Dreh 15 DT
Deutschland Dreh 15 DT
Set manager/ floor managerTobias Zarschizky
Letzten 3 Drehtage
Letzten 3 Drehtage
Production assistantTobias Zarschizky
Deutschland Part
Deutschland Part
Production driverSadate Abele
CreatorAbdel Raouf Dafri
ScreenwriterAbdel Raouf Dafri
& adaptation
& adaptation
Literary sourceOliver Bottini
novel
novel
Co-writerOliver Bottini
Production sound mixerEtienne Haug
40 Days
40 Days
Boom operatorOliver Skrotzki
Ton: Etienne Haug, D-Teil
Ton: Etienne Haug, D-Teil
Sound re-recording mixerMichael Kaczmarek
Sound re-recording mixerCédric Lionnet
Sound designerNikola Medic
Sound designerTobias Mahlstedt
Foley recordistJean-Marie Gilles
Foley editorAdrian Lo
Stuntman/womanFelix Audu
S1#4
S1#4
Commissioning editorDiana Kraus
Commissioning editorElke Müller
Commissioning editorFrank Seyberth
Commissioning editorOlaf Grunert
Dialogue coachCorinne Le Hong
Dialog Coaching Anna Schudt, Martin Brambach, Ken Duken (FRA)
Dialog Coaching Anna Schudt, Martin Brambach, Ken Duken (FRA)

Production companies

CompanyComment
Watch Next Media [fr]
Eikon Media GmbH [de]
Glaam Media Invest/Glaam Films
Productrice Associée
Productrice Associée
Agora Film [ma]
service production Morocco
service production Morocco

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
About Premium Content (APC) [fr]

Facilities

DepartmentCompanyComment
ActingDubdolls
Dialog Coaching Anna Schudt, Martin Brambach, Ken Duken (FRA)
Dialog Coaching Anna Schudt, Martin Brambach, Ken Duken (FRA)
CastingCasting Petra Ohler
Komparsen und KD NRW
Komparsen und KD NRW
StuntsPRODUCTION CONCEPT GmbH
Stunt-Support
Stunt-Support
Finance/Law/InsurancePauls Büro
Komparsenabrechnung
Komparsenabrechnung
Production ServicesBPS Dienstleistungen und Services GmbH
Production ServicesCineblock Verkehrssicherung GmbH
HVZ,Absperrung,Verkehrszeichenpläne
HVZ,Absperrung,Verkehrszeichenpläne
Production ServicesJOLA-Rent
Magamo, Schauspieleraufenthalte,WC, Generator
Magamo, Schauspieleraufenthalte,WC, Generator
Production ServicesOnkel Toms Hütte
Transportation, Travel and AccomodationCMS - Car Motion Service GmbH
Transportation, Travel and AccomodationFrank H. Scheller (formerly Pickup24 KurierService)
Courier services
Courier services
CostumesPATIN-A SHOP GmbH
Costume supplies
Costume supplies
Costumespolizeiteam.de
Zolluniformen
Zolluniformen
DecorationRinger-Setbau | Reinhold Broil
NRW
NRW
PropsFriederike Fischer - eff eff grafikdesign
Grafikdesign - Print
Grafikdesign - Print
PropsFTA Film- und Theater-Ausstattung GmbH
PropsGRAFIKWERK
WEBSHOP Artikel / Apps
WEBSHOP Artikel / Apps
PropsHerz Medical GmbH
Med. Ausstattung & Fachberatung
Med. Ausstattung & Fachberatung
PropsMonitoranimation
App erstellung
App erstellung
Special EffectsPRODUCTION CONCEPT GmbH
SFX
SFX
Vehicles and aircraftsFilmauto Markus Zimmermann und Vincent Luxen
verschiedene Autos als Spielfahrzeuge
verschiedene Autos als Spielfahrzeuge
Vehicles and aircraftsMG Cops & Cars, Inh. Deborah Borrett

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2021FranceMarseille Series Stories

TV-broadcast

TypeCountryStationDate / TimeComment
First showingGermanyarteThursday, 17/02/2022, 9.10 PM
First showingFrancearteThursday, 17/02/2022, 8.55 PM

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
PremiereSaturday, 20/11/2021Marseille Series Stories [fr]