In Dresden's "Tatort: Parasomnia", Gorniak and Co. meet ghosts. What caused actress Karin Hanczewski private nightmares?
In the new Dresden "Tatort: Parasomnia" (November 15th, 8:15 pm, the first) crime fans get a horror shocker that gets under their skin. Right in the middle is Commissioner Karin Gorniak – played by Karin Hanczewski (38) since 2016 – who, together with her colleagues Peter Michael Schnabel (Martin Brambach, 53, "Wellness for Couples") and Leonie Winkler (Cornelia Gröschel, 32, "Honigfrauen") chasing a gruesome serial killer. At the center of the action is the girl Talia (Hanna Schiller, 20), who suffers from the sleep disorder parasomnia and sees ghosts.
In an interview with the news agency spot on news, the Berlin actress Karin Hanczewski reveals whether she believes in ghosts, what brings her nightmares and what happens to the Dresden "Tatort" team.
The "Tatort: Parasomnia" is more reminiscent of a horror film than a crime thriller. Are you a fan of real shockers?
Karin Hanczewski: As a teenager, I used to watch horror films with friends. Now I've become more sensitive and quickly get nightmares from films like this – and I'd rather be spared.
Have you heard of the sleep disorder parasomnia before?
Hanczewski: No, I had to look up the term first.
"Tatort: Parasomnia" is about a girl (Talia) who thinks she sees ghosts. Do you believe in ghosts?
Hanczewski: No.
At the end of the thriller, Talia saves Commissioner Leonie Winkler with a premonition. Do you believe that such a thing really exists?
Hanczewski: I believe in energies. The fact that you can connect with people and ideas and also feel things. But premonitions? I do not know…
The "crime scene" also revolves around the topic of displacement. Do you find it easy to let go of things or to face unpleasant things?
Hanczewski: Unfortunately, I'm not that good at letting go. I find it difficult to accept changes, as necessary in life and as much as they are part of it. I face unpleasant things the older I get, but I do. I prefer that to walking around with it for a long time.
The crime thriller also addresses the fact that files about serial killers disappeared in the GDR. Did you know before we started shooting?
Hanczewski: No, I didn't know that. But I wasn't surprised either that things like this were kept under lock and key.
Do you already know how things will go on with the Dresden "Tatort" team?
Hanczewski: We'll do two "crime scenes" again next year, but I don't know the books yet. That's why I can probably only say this much: We'll get the killer!