The final take for the film “Spurlos in Venedig” was shot in Venice at the beginning of December. Director Claudia Garde staged the thriller starring Jeanette Hain and Max Riemelt for ARD-Degeto. The film from the “Spurlos” series was based on a screenplay by Florian Iwersen.

The plot: In the quiet district of Castello, north-east of Venice’s world-famous old town, a German lives a secluded life, known to everyone as “Angelo” (Max Riemelt). He earns a modest living as a dishwasher in one of the city’s many restaurants. When he accidentally witnesses brutal mafia thugs from the powerful “Capo” Gaia Contarini (Jeanette Hain) threatening his neighbor Sofia (Lisa Lendaro) and her seven-year-old son Luca (Ettore Rosetto), Angelo intervenes like an experienced fighter and kills the leader Paolo in the process. The gangsters were after Sofia’s husband Nico (Andrea Volpetto), who is involved in a drug deal in which three tons of cocaine were embezzled. Angelo finds himself in the mafia’s crosshairs as Gaia seeks revenge. He immediately wants to go into hiding, but changes his plans when Gaia takes control of little Luca. To save Luca, the war-experienced Angelo goes on the counter-attack. He has no idea how far the arm of the influential mafia boss reaches…

The film is expected to be broadcast in 2025 in the Saturday 8.15 pm time slot on the German TV channel “Das Erste”.