Unterleuten: The Torn Village

Unterleuten: The Torn Village (Unterleuten. Das zerrissene Dorf) is a 2020 German television drama serial directed by Matti Geschonneck. It takes place in the fictional village Unterleuten in Brandenburg and follows the intrigues and power struggles when a company wants to install a wind farm in the area. It is based on the novel Unterleuten by Juli Zeh. It premiered in three parts on ZDF.

Cast

 * Thomas Thieme as Rudolf Gombrowski
 * Hermann Beyer as Kron
 * Miriam Stein as Linda Franzen
 * Rosalie Thomass as Jule Fließ
 * Ulrich Noethen as Dr. Gerhard Fließ
 * Charly Hübner as Schaller
 * Bettina Lamprecht as Kathrin Kron-Hübschke
 * Bjarne Mädel as Wolf Hübschke
 * Dagmar Manzel as Hilde Kessler
 * Christine Schorn as Elena Gombrowski
 * Sarina Radomski as Betty Kessler
 * Alexander Held as Meiler
 * Mina Tander as Anne Pilz
 * Jörg Schüttauf as Arne Seidel
 * Waléra Kanischtscheff as Igor
 * Jacob Matschenz as Frederick
 * Alexander Hörbe as Björn
 * Nina Gummich as Miriam Schaller
 * Úna Lir as Krönchen
 * Hendrik Heutmann as Ingo
 * Nikola Kastner as Finkbeiner
 * Sven Gerhardt as Dr. Kuhn
 * Bärbel Schwarz as Sabine

Production
The programme is based on the novel Unterleuten by Juli Zeh. It was adapted to a screenplay by Magnus Vattrodt and directed by Matti Geschonneck. It had a budget of six million euros. It was filmed over 75 days in 2018, using locations from ten different Brandenburg villages.

Reception
Eva Schnare received the Deutsche Akademie für Fernsehen's award for best editing. Sarina Radomski was nominated for best supporting actress and Anneke Troost for best costume design.