This series follows the rise and fall of ballsy provincial mayor Alfons Zischl and his fictional village of Hindafing, deep in the Bavarian backwoods - far from any touristy clichés - a place neither urban nor rustic, pretending to be much hipper than it actually is.
The residents of Hindafing see themselves as family-oriented and tradition conscious free thinkers, but can't live up to these high ideals. Hindafing tries to project an idyllic image of family values, while it struggles with its inner demons: By day, people go to the local soccer club and practice Bikram Yoga. At night, it's off to the swingers' club or a rendezvous with the local meth dealer.
The first season focuses on the current German refugee crisis, but is by no means limited to that. It is not a one-dimensional political commentary; rather it targets nepotism and ecological hysteria as well as satirizing clerical homophobia, over-the-top political correctness and the limits of monogamy.
A complex, Fargo-style look at the dark underbelly of our modern Western society: Character-driven, darkly comic and unexpectedly moving.
The Protagonists
ALFONS ZISCHL
PROVINCIAL MAYOR, MEGALOMANIAC VISIONARY, METHJUNKIE
SEPP GOLDHAMMER
MEAT KING, SAUSAGE MANUFACTURER, ORGANIC WANNABE
EROL YILDRIM
POLICE OFFICER, TURKISH IMMIGRANT XENOPHOBE
GABI GOLDHAMMER
LOVING MOTHER, DO-GOODER, SEX- SWINGER
MARIE ZISCHL
EMANCIPATED GOLD DIGGER, TROPHY WIFE
MORITZ GOLDHAMMER
PET OF THE FAMILY, AMATEUR SOCCER PLAYER, SADISTIC PSYCHO
Awards
Nominated for Grimme Award 2018
Romy Award 2018 for best TV series
Key Information
Original Title | Hindafing |
Genre |
Fiction/Drama |
Produced by: | Neuesuper for BR |
Year Of Production | 2017 |
Duration | 6x45 min |
Country Of Origin | Germany |
Language Versions |
Cast & Crew
Director/s | Boris Kunz |
Cast | Maximilian Brückner Andreas Giebel Katrin Röver Petra Berndt Ercan Karacayli |
Producer/s | |
Writer/s | Niklas Hoffmann Boris Kunz Rafael Parente |