Sarajevo backdrop

Sarajevo 2014 Directed by Andreas Prochaska Das Attentat - Sarajevo 1914

1914. Der Vorabend des großen Krieges

The events in Sarajevo in June 1914 are the backdrop for a thriller directed by Andreas Prochaska and written by Martin Ambrosch, focusing on the examining magistrate Dr. Leo Pfeffer (Florian Teichtmeister) investigating the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Trying to do his job in a time of lawlessness and violence, intrigues and betrayal, Leo struggles to maintain his integrity and save his love, Marija, and her father, prominent Serbian merchant. But the events of Sarajevo have set into motion an inescapable course of events that will escalate to become … the Great War.

Production Countries Austria , Czech Republic
Language German
Spoken Languages German , Serbo-Croatian
Gneres History , TV Movie , Thriller , War
Production Companies ZDF , Česká televize , ORF , Beta Film
Release Date 23 April 2014
98 mins
Cast
Heino Ferch Dr. Herbert Sattler
Melika Foroutan Marija Jeftanović
Friedrich von Thun Sektionsrat Wiesner
Edin Hasanović Danilo Ilic
Juraj Kukura Stojan Jeftanovic
Erwin Steinhauer Oskar Potiorek