"Chaos Queens": Two new films in the ZDF "Herzkino" series

In the ZDF Heart Cinema on February 18 and 25, 2018, women show what they dare to do. In "Ehebrecher und andere Unschulddslämmer" (18.02. at 20.15), Amelie surprises everyone with her new courage to face life after the death of her husband. In " Lügen, die von Herzen kommen" (25.02. at 20.15), magazine journalist Hanna is more than willing to help. At least until her new boss gives her a professional challenge that forces her out of her comfort zone.

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A Sunday evening for the whole family... The two chaos queens of ZDF's "Herzkino" make young and old smile.

"Adulterers and other innocent lambs" - That's what it's about:

Amelie (Margarita Broich) happily rides her bike through the tranquil village of Jansdorf to run some last-minute errands. She has invited neighbors and friends to celebrate her thirtieth wedding anniversary. Even daughter Lou (Maria Ehrich), who is studying in Berlin, is on her way home to congratulate her parents. But when Amelie arrives back home, everything is suddenly different: her husband Robert is lying motionless under the apple tree - heart attack. A deep abyss opens up before Amelie. Lou is also petrified, especially as she is carrying another "problem" around with her: she is having a baby. Unfortunately, her boyfriend Andy, an up-and-coming lawyer, doesn't want to be a father yet. Lou actually wanted to seek advice and comfort from her parents. Instead, she now has to be pragmatic and take care of all the formalities surrounding the funeral. Her mother is incapable of doing anything. At least at first. Because gradually Amelie's behavior causes Lou more and more headaches. Her mother takes a lot of comfort from Pastor Benedikt (Thomas Heinze). To all appearances, she seems to be in love with the churchman. But to Lou's horror, Amelie is not the only one the priest cares for so sensitively. Desperate, Lou wonders whether she needs to intervene. But Amelie figures out how to find her way back into life herself.

"Adulterers and other innocent lambs" - The staff:

Margarita Broich as Amelie Schneider

Margarita Broich grew up in a family of doctors and initially studied photo design at Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts. She worked as a theater photographer in Bochum and studied acting at the Berlin University of the Arts from 1984 to 1987. Margarita Broich succeeded Nina Kunzendorf as Tatort commissioner for Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) in 2015. As Chief Inspector Anna Janneke, she investigates alongside Chief Inspector Paul Brix, alias Wolfram Koch.

Maria Ehrich as Lou (Louisa) Schneider

Maria Ehrich comes from Erfurt, is 24 years young and yet an old hand in show business. Back in 2003, she took on a leading role as a child actress in the comedy film "Mein Bruder ist ein Hund". In the literary adaptation Ruby Red (2013) and its sequel Sapphire Blue (2014), she played the lead role of Gwendolyn Shepherd alongside Jannis Niewöhner. In 2015, she was awarded the Golden Camera Young Talent Award. In 2016, she played the lead role in the gemstone trilogy for the third time with Smaragdgrün.

Thomas Heinze as Pastor Benedikt Hoffmann

The son of an American father and a Dutch mother of German descent, he spent his childhood in the USA before moving back to Germany in 1973. From 1983 to 1986, he studied acting at the Otto Falckenberg School in Munich. His greatest successes with audiences include roles in "Das Superweib" (1996), "Der große Bagarozy" (1999) and "Der Wixxer" (2004), and he also worked regularly with director Sönke Wortmann.

"Lies that come from the heart" - That's what it's about:

Magazine journalist Hanna (Anna König) vacillates between anger and horror at her new boss Adam Birnbaum (Tim Bergmann): He wants to open the next magazine with a cover story about "Dating 2.0". And Hanna, of all people, is supposed to write the story. But the topic is more than foreign to her. Hanna simply doesn't have time to date: her job, family and friends are already demanding enough. Despite the family challenges, Hanna sets about researching her article. But as she doesn't find what she's looking for on the classic online dating portals, she tries her luck on hobby portals. She bravely creates a profile in which she pretends to be a wiry marathon runner - but Hanna is anything but sporty. "Boris68" quickly responds to her profile and an intense chat friendship develops between the two. But when Hanna arrives at their first rendezvous with a pounding heart, it stops for a second in shock: "Boris68" is, of all people, her boss Adam Birnbaum. She flees the restaurant and immediately starts looking for a way to get out of the affair. But the longer she waits, the more muddled the situation becomes.

"Lies that come from the heart" - The staff:

Anna König as Hanna Rübenstrunk

The Berliner by choice first appeared on the theater stage in Zurich after completing her acting diploma. When she was discovered for television, her appearances in "Soko Leipzig" and "Polizeiruf 110" made her famous. In the future, she would like to see a quota for women in all areas of cinema and television and equal pay for all genders.

Tim Bergmann as Adam Birnbaum:

After graduating from high school, he trained at the Otto-Falckenberg-Schule in Munich from 1991 to 1994. He became known as an actor in numerous cinema and television productions, first in 1998 as detective assistant Freddie Bahlo alongside Götz George in the Nico Hofmann thriller Solo für Klarinette. Since 2013, he has played the head of the Hofheim police department, Oliver von Bodenstein, in the ZDF series Der Taunuskrimi. The charismatic actor lives in Munich with his partner.