Embedded into the turbulent history of the 1980s with HIV epidemic, cocaine wave and Ronald Reagan's fight against organized crime, REEPERBAHN SPECIAL UNIT 65 tells the story of Germany's famous red-light district and the cat-and-mouse game between Special Unit 65 and its illustrious adversaries: the 'Godfather of Reeperbahn' Wilfrid Schulz, the US Mafia and corrupt police officers, rivaling pimp gangs, Hells Angels and youth gangs as well as serial killer Werner Pinzner, whose murderous spree is mind-blowing to this very day and who shoots directly into the heart of Special Unit 65.
Festivals/Awards
2022 Best Docu Series - Berlin TV Series Festival HAMBURG PRODUCER AWARD FOR GERMAN TV PRODUCTIONS Best Series - Filmfest Hamburg 2023 Best Editing – Deutscher Fernsehpreis tp Nadré Nier and Sarah-Christin Peter
Cast and Crew
Director Georg Tschurtschenthaler, Carsten Gutschmidt, Ina Kessebohm
Editor Andre Nier (Best Editing – Deutscher Fernsehpreis), Sarah-Christin Peter (Best Editing – Deutscher Fernsehpreis)