Capitani

6.6
201928m

Production

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The body of a teenage girl is found in the forest near the rural village of Manscheid, deep in the North of Luxembourg. Luc Capitani, a gruff detective from the South of the country, is put in charge of the case. Having trouble navigating the closed, communal and protective mentality of the northerners, Capitani finds himself unwillingly dependent on the help of Elsa Ley, a young and intrepid local policewoman. The officers quickly find themselves entangled in a web of secrets and lies.

Seasons

12 Episodes • Premiered 2019

Still image for Capitani season 1 episode 1: Oh You, Up There

1. Oh You, Up There

7.3

Capitani enlists local police officer Elsa Ley to help him investigate how a 15-year-old girl ended up dead in the forest surrounding her village.

Still image for Capitani season 1 episode 2: Beneath His Dark, Wooden Crown

2. Beneath His Dark, Wooden Crown

7.3

The village launches a search party for Tanja as suspicion lands on someone close to the Engels. Capitani encounters a friend he hasn't seen in years.

Still image for Capitani season 1 episode 3: Out of Childhood, Out of Childhood

3. Out of Childhood, Out of Childhood

7.3

Capitani searches for clues near the crime scene, and Elsa hatches a plan to retrieve evidence from Jenny's school — and slips away for an appointment.

Still image for Capitani season 1 episode 4: No Rest for the Eyes, No Rest for the Heart

4. No Rest for the Eyes, No Rest for the Heart

7.2

As rumors about the latest developments fly around the village, Capitani sifts through shaky alibis, lies and local political drama.

Still image for Capitani season 1 episode 5: Strangers Will Be Obliged to Accept

5. Strangers Will Be Obliged to Accept

7.2

New evidence unravels a witness statement, Capitani loses patience during an interrogation, and Elsa finds her personal life in conflict with her job.

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6. So Far from Me, So Far!

7.3

Capitani and Elsa pursue two promising suspects, Tanja's friends grow concerned about her behavior and Mick pushes for details on the investigation.

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7. And I Know Misfortune and Sorrow

7.3

Leaked information leads to an act of vengeance, an incident from Capitani's past causes trouble, and Elsa's inquiries hit worryingly close to home.

Still image for Capitani season 1 episode 8: These Wonderful Golden Dreams

8. These Wonderful Golden Dreams

7.3

As the police track the drug operation, Capitani forces Manon's hand. The soldiers hit a delivery snag, and Mick betrays his feelings about Jenny.

Still image for Capitani season 1 episode 9: My Heart Was Full of Trust

9. My Heart Was Full of Trust

7.3

Capitani comes under scrutiny for a long-ago mistake, while a hidden letter, a secret phone and a distressed father help to blow the case wide open.

Still image for Capitani season 1 episode 10: I Knew Nothing of Tears and Pain

10. I Knew Nothing of Tears and Pain

7.7

Capitani feels the clock ticking on his investigation, prompting him to share confidences with Elsa, who rashly follows a lead on the missing soldiers.

Still image for Capitani season 1 episode 11: My Breast Full of Darkest Night

11. My Breast Full of Darkest Night

7.3

After guns are drawn and shots fired, Capitani faces increasing pressure to close the case and move on despite his many unanswered questions.

Still image for Capitani season 1 episode 12: It Happened One Beautiful Summer's Day

12. It Happened One Beautiful Summer's Day

7.3

With his career on the line and the lies piling up, Capitani races to uncover the truth of what happened to Jenny and Tanja on that fateful night.

Cast

Photo of Luc Schiltz

Luc Schiltz

Luc Capitani

Photo of Edita Malovčić

Edita Malovčić

Valentina Draga

Photo of Edson Anibal

Edson Anibal

Lucky Onu

Photo of Tommy Schlesser

Tommy Schlesser

Arthur Koenig

Photo of André Jung

André Jung

Gibbes Koenig

Photo of Lydia Indjova

Lydia Indjova

Bianca Petrova

Photo of Philippe Thelen

Philippe Thelen

Toni Scholtes

Photo of Larisa Faber

Larisa Faber

Pascale Cojocaru

Photo of Mickey Hardt

Mickey Hardt

Marc Diederich

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Reviews

F

Folio Swami

2/10

The first season was okay. Quite special for Europe. It touched on the subjects of racism and closed communities, so common in Europe. It had a touch of a racist twist, probably to please the State Television higher ups, but that was acceptable.

The second season goes on full power in the typical European setting: the Blacks, the Eastern Europeans, they are all up to rob ”us” ”true” Whites blind. Savages with their rituals, and it takes one of ”us” to save these backwards people from themselves.

The first season was about a cop investigating a death. So, yea, the police was all over the place, the knights in shinny armor. And that was compensated with the bumblings of the provincial police, in their less than perfect procedure.

The second season it's all about state propaganda: love the police, love Big Brother, even if the main character isn't part of the police force, more, he can't go back and get hired. And, as all propaganda, it fails on its nose once reason is engaged: all those mafia structures were in place because of the police activity, as there is no tooth fairy installing such an elaborate power structure during the night of Halloween.

And the Eastern European girls are prostitutes, and drug addicts. Because the ”true” White ladies have ”real” jobs. And all the Blacks are drug dealers. And violent. You know that Black skin makes you violent and not as civilized as the White skin. Actually, Black skin is the marker in this show for drug dealer.

F

Folio Swami

2/10

The first season was okay. Quite special for Europe. It touched on the subjects of racism and closed communities, so common in Europe. It had a touch of a racist twist, probably to please the State Television higher ups, but that was acceptable.

The second season goes on full power in the typical European setting: the Blacks, the Eastern Europeans, they are all up to rob ”us” ”true” Whites blind. Savages with their rituals, and it takes one of ”us” to save these backwards people from themselves.

The first season was about a cop investigating a death. So, yea, the police was all over the place, the knights in shinny armor. And that was compensated with the bumblings of the provincial police, in their less than perfect procedure.

The second season it's all about state propaganda: love the police, love Big Brother, even if the main character isn't part of the police force, more, he can't go back and get hired. And, as all propaganda, it fails on its nose once reason is engaged: all those mafia structures were in place because of the police activity, as there is no tooth fairy installing such an elaborate power structure during the night of Halloween.

And the Eastern European girls are prostitutes, and drug addicts. Because the ”true” White ladies have ”real” jobs. And all the Blacks are drug dealers. And violent. You know that Black skin makes you violent and not as civilized as the White skin. Actually, Black skin is the marker in this show for drug dealer.

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