THE NORTH REPORT: RED-LIGHT DISTRICT, COKE, AND BURGLARY

Germany 2026 | 30 minutes

AUTHOR

Anja Schlegel

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Mike Rieth

CAMERA ASSISTANT/AUDIO

Lars Heindorf

EDITING

Jan-Christian Pohl

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Natascha Unbehaun

PRODUCTION

A commissioned production for NDR. First broadcast on 09.02.2026 on NDR Fernsehen.

Watch the film here in the ARD-Mediathek

SYNOPSIS

Chief Police Inspector Michelle Mau and Senior Police Inspector Kenneth “Kenny” Luft are called to Braunschweig’s red-light district. A sex worker feels threatened by a client. The client claims that she stole his necklace. Michelle Mau sets off to search for the woman and the necklace. From theft and violent crime to burglary and drug offenses for these two officers, no two days are ever the same.