Umut Dağ
UMUT DAĞ HAS COMPLETED SHOOTING THE 2nd and 3rd part of »VIENNA BLOOD«
Umut Dağ
UMUT DAĞ HAS COMPLETED SHOOTING THE 2nd and 3rd part of »VIENNA BLOOD«
Umut Dağ has just completed principle photography on both parts (2 x 90min) of the 3-parter »Vienna Blood« (German title: »Liebermann«). The scripts, based on the best-selling novels by Frank Tallis have been written by Steve Thompson (Deep State, Sherlock).
Matthew Beard (The Imitation Game) and Juergen Maurer are starring, alongside an impressive cast including Jessica de Gouw, Luise von Finckh, Conleth Hill (Game of Thrones), Ursula Strauss, Harald Windisch, Simon Hatzl, Rainer Wöss, Christoph Luser, Gerhard Liebmann, Maria Bill, Petra Morzé and Alma Hasun.
»Vienna Blood« is produced by MR Film und Endor Productions, in co-production with ORF, ZDF and Red Arrow Studios International.
Casting Director: Nicole Schmied, Kelly Hendry
Set in the city in the early 1900’s, the plot focuses on a protégé of Sigmund Freud who helps a detective inspector solve an unusual and disturbing murder.
The three features will be based on Tallis’ first three books in the Liebermann Papers series of novels, and the films will be called Vienna Blood: The Last Seance, Vienna Blood: The Realm of Night and Vienna Blood: Fatal Lies.
Photos: © Daniela Incoronato / © Stanislav Jenis
Umut Dağ
Umut Dağ was the first student of directing with Kurdish roots to study with Michael Haneke and Peter Patzak at the Vienna Film Academy and made it his mission to give a voice to those who had not been featured in Austrian films until then. His multiple award-winning films PAPA (including the First Steps Award), KUMA (Berlinale Panorama opening) and RISSE IM BETON (also Berlinale Panorama special premiere) were proof of this.
With his subsequent TV works, such as the ARD film DAS DEUTSCHE Kind (German Director’s Prize, among others), Umut Dağ continued to consistently pursue his poweful narrative style and does not shy away from confronting the audience with urgent issues such as racism and discrimination.
In addition, his works are profound and emotionally moving character studies, as demonstrated in productions such as LANDKRIMI – Endabrechnung, TATORT – Rebecca and the award-winning series AM ANSCHLAG – DIE MACHT DER KRÄNKUNG, which was highly praised by both press and audience. Die Welt headlined: “German television hasn’t managed something better than this series for a long time.”
Umut Dağ made his international debut in 2019 with two of the first three episodes of the TV series VIENNA BLOOD, which in turn won the Romy International Award 2020.
The elaborate historical series DAS HAUS DER TRÄUME will be released in autumn 2022. In it, the story of the first department store in Berlin’s Torstr. 1 in the 1920s is told. Umut Dağ directed 6 of the 12 episodes.
Umut Dag lives with his family in Vienna.