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Asbest

2023 · 2 seasons

A grim, slow-burning plunge into clan crime and prison life, tense and morally tangled, with little relief.

Created by
Katja Eichinger
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Lulu Hacke, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Koder Alian
Overview
Neon lights instead of spotlights, jail instead of football stadium: Momo Kaval can not believe it! For a robbery in which he was involved with his criminal cousins, he is the only one arrested. Director Kida Khodr Ramadan immerses himself in a network of clan crime, turf fights and corruption with a grandiose cast of actors. In his film debut, German rapper Xidir aka Alian Koder plays a 19-year-old who claims to be innocent and is still sentenced to nine years in prison. But how innocent is he really? The idea for the five-part gangster series comes from Katja Eichinger.

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Created by
Katja Eichinger
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Lulu Hacke, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Koder Alian
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • power
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Created by
Katja Eichinger
Written by
Juri Sternburg, Katja Eichinger
Starring
Lulu Hacke, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Koder Alian, Jasmin Tabatabai, Kida Khodr Ramadan, Stipe Erceg, David Kross, Nicolette Krebitz
Length
2 seasons, 11 episodes
Network
one
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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