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THE LAST COURIER

Did Bernhard really die in a car accident in Moscow? His wife Vera is summoned to the Russian capital to identify the body, but what's left of it could be that of anyone... Vera is not alone for long in Moscow. Among the various men trailing her, threatening her, watching her every move. the tight-lipped Inspector Bubka is, at least, the most communicative. Like Vera. Bubka also suspects Bernhard is not really dead. Like Vera, he wants Bernhard alive - but not for the same reasons. Bernhard, an art dealer with excellent contacts in the upper echelons of the Russian government, is wanted for the rape and murder of an eleven-year-old girt. Though repulsed by Bubka's suspicions, Vera feels strongly attracted to the taciturn inspector. Bernhard, meanwhile, is alive and well and enjoying the protection of mighty patrons in Moscow and Germany. Bubka is removed from the case, and Vera and Bernhard are reunited. Vera. however, becomes more and more convinced that Bernhard has long been leading a double life - as a criminal, and now as a murderer. When Bubka suddenly appears in Germany to finish his job, it is Vera who helps him bring the case to an end. A truly ex-ceptional television drama, "The Last Courier" has garnered several awards, including five Adolf Grimme Prizes (Germany's most prestigious television award), the Critics' Prize of the Monte Carlo TV Festival and others.

The Last Courier
Miniseries 1996, 2x100 35mm color film
Cast: Sissi Perlinger, Sergeij Garmasch, Alexeji Schkatow, Hans Martin Stier, Vladimir Dolinski, Jenny Winkelmann, Hanns Zischter, Christian Tasche etc.

Directed by: Adolf Winkelmann
Written by: Matthias Seelig
Director of Photography: David Slama Music by: Hans-Peter Kuhn
Produced by: Winkelmann Filmproduktion GmbH
Produced for. WDR

Awards:
- Adolf Grimme Award in Gold 1997
- Grimme Award for Sound Design 1997
- Critics Award of the TV Drama Festival Monte Cario 1997
- Press Award at the 37th Festival Monte Cario 1997
- TV Drama Award of the German Academy of Performing Arts