In aller Freundschaft
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In aller Freundschaft is the title of a German television soap opera which has been on TV since 1998. The series is about the staff
of the fictional hospital "Sachsenklinik" in the city of Leipzig
.
The series is produced by Degeto (subsidiary of the German TV channel ARD
) and by the Saxonia Media Filmproduktion GmbH
in the studios of the Media City Leipzig
.
The programme's first broadcast was back in autumn 1998. In the meantime, more than 425 episodes have been broadcast.
Initially, the focus was on Dr. Roland Heilmann, Dr. Achim Kreutzer as well as on Dr. Maia Dietz who were good friends. Nowadays there is a growing cast of 15-20 characters who arrange the story line (and only Dr. Roland Heilmann can still be seen in the programme).
Most actors were already acting on the German Democratic Republic
television and cinema as well as the directors of photography like Celino Bleiweiß,
Klaus Gendries, Peter Hill (all famous persons in the former GDR).
Even though the series plays in the city of Leipzig (Saxony
), the characters do not use the Upper Saxon German
in order to make it easier for the rest of the German population to understand them.
More details about In aller Freundschaft can be found on the internet: German website
of the fictional hospital "Sachsenklinik" in the city of Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
.
The series is produced by Degeto (subsidiary of the German TV channel ARD
ARD (broadcaster)
ARD is a joint organization of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters...
) and by the Saxonia Media Filmproduktion GmbH
in the studios of the Media City Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
.
The programme's first broadcast was back in autumn 1998. In the meantime, more than 425 episodes have been broadcast.
Initially, the focus was on Dr. Roland Heilmann, Dr. Achim Kreutzer as well as on Dr. Maia Dietz who were good friends. Nowadays there is a growing cast of 15-20 characters who arrange the story line (and only Dr. Roland Heilmann can still be seen in the programme).
Most actors were already acting on the German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic
The German Democratic Republic , informally called East Germany by West Germany and other countries, was a socialist state established in 1949 in the Soviet zone of occupied Germany, including East Berlin of the Allied-occupied capital city...
television and cinema as well as the directors of photography like Celino Bleiweiß,
Klaus Gendries, Peter Hill (all famous persons in the former GDR).
Even though the series plays in the city of Leipzig (Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
), the characters do not use the Upper Saxon German
Upper Saxon German
Upper Saxon is a Central German dialect spoken in much of the modern German states of Saxony and Thuringia. Contrary to its name it is not a descendant of Old Saxon. The degree of accent varies from place to place within the states, with it being anywhere from a relatively mild accent in the...
in order to make it easier for the rest of the German population to understand them.
More details about In aller Freundschaft can be found on the internet: German website