Merett Becker
She’s doing “quite well” without “crime scene”
Meret Becker slips into her role of Nina Rubin for the last time in “Tatort: The girl who goes home alone”.
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The last Berlin “Tatort” with Nina Rubin will be on May 22nd. In an interview, Meret Becker remembers her last day of shooting.
In March 2015, the “Tatort” investigators Nina Rubin (Meret Becker, 53) and Robert Karow (Mark Waschke, 50) went on a criminal hunt in Berlin for the first time. After more than seven years and 15 cases, actress Meret Becker is now giving up her role. The native of Bremen had already announced her departure in May 2019. Next Sunday (May 22) the last case with Nina Rubin will flicker on the screens with “Tatort: The girl who goes home alone” (8:15 p.m., the first).
The last day of shooting was “very emotional” for the 53-year-old, as Meret Becker explains in an interview with the news agency spot on news. The actress also reveals why there was no big farewell party, why she doesn’t currently miss the “crime scene” and how farewell to colleague Mark Waschke went.
After more than seven years, you are giving up your role in Nina Rubin. How emotional was the last day of shooting for you?
Meret Becker: Very emotional. The last day of shooting was also the end of the film. After that we just had to shoot some sequences in the studio, we used a new technology for car driving scenes. But my goodbye was before that, at the beginning of the last day of shooting, so that you didn’t have to do it at seven in the morning when shooting was over. We celebrated a bit, then we had to continue working for twelve hours. That was really very weird. We worked late into the night. That was pretty messed up and wild. But it fit the general course of the shoot. Because of Corona everything was a total mess.
Will you miss the “Tatort” universe?
Meret Becker: If I’m honest, I’m fine without the “crime scene”. I can concentrate on other things and for certain things you need a clear head. Now I have individual projects again, so I have to get used to them first. But I also have to earn money to give myself freedom. In which I can create things – after all, songs don’t write themselves. With “Tatort” you get a lot of money in one go, but at the same time it’s a machine that takes up a lot of space in life. I find it pleasant to have more air again. However, I miss working with Mark Waschke. But now we call each other more often, that’s nice too (laughs). I don’t know if I’ll ever miss the role, nor can I. But maybe, with a little distance – in a year it could be.
What was it like saying goodbye to your colleague Mark Waschke?
Meret Becker: We started saying goodbye earlier. From the moment it was clear that I was going. That has already played into the previous films. The last “crime scene” was of course very emotional for both of us. I’m really happy when I can do something different with Mark. It could also be something completely different. There is not only the “crime scene”. But no one can take these seven years away from us. That’s longer than my marriage lasted. That’s crazy.
So you’ve become a really close-knit team…
Merett Becker: Yes. I’m glad it’s like that because there are other teams too. There are also those who don’t understand each other at all. Of course, Mark and I had arguments, that’s normal. But we enjoy similar things – experiences and exchanges. That was fun.
What do you think of the fact that Karow and Rubin didn’t get a real chance for a relationship?
Meret Becker: I think it’s nice. Because that’s what people experience. Missed opportunities or things that don’t come about and remain open are part of life. The two have some form of relationship. The only question is which one? They didn’t allow or were unable to have the relationship they actually wanted to have. I think that’s nice, because you can find yourself in it. I think longing is a fine thing.
Who will you watch your last “crime scene” with? Alone, with family or with friends?
Meret Becker: I’ve already looked at it. It will also be shown in cinemas, there will be a premiere in Berlin’s Delphi cinema. It used to be a frequent occurrence, but has been abolished. Now we’re doing it because this “crime scene” is special. But I don’t know if I’ll watch it again on TV. Maybe we’ll do it like in the first case – we went to a pub and looked at him.
Corinna Harfouch will succeed you. Did you wish her luck?
Meret Becker: I don’t have to wish her anything, she’s great at everything. I know Corinna very well and it will be great.