Lasko – Die Faust Gottes

Lasko - The Fist of God was a German - Austrian action series of stunt company action concept and RTL in co-production with ORF. Title factor was the figure of the young monk Lasko, who already in the TV movie Lasko - On behalf of the Vatican made ​​its appearance. For the first time the series was on 18 June 2009 at 20:15 clock to see on RTL and ORF 1.

Action

The history of the character in the TV movie Lasko Lasko is - tells behalf of the Vatican. Lasko was originally a soldier of the KFOR peacekeeping force, the acknowledged his service in Kosovo after a traumatic experience and has retired as a monk in a monastery.

In the walls of the monastery Lasko is brother of Magnus to a ring of the Order " Pugnus Dei " ("The Fist of God " ) is formed. Within the Order received the so-called ring carrier ( agent ) training in martial arts Asian coinage, with the style of consequence may be different from episode to find (such as Kung- Fu, Muay Thai or Jiu Jitsu ), and sometimes different elements in a fight scene are. He uses his skills to fight villains of all kinds, for example, the " secret society " Ares, which aims at strengthening the Vatican in Western societies through methods such as torture, murder or terrorism.

While Lasko as the main character of the series embodies the disciplined, strong and humble hero, his " assistant " and closest friend Gladius is more easily led astray for the sinner who often raves about pretty women or like the occasional glass of drinking too much.

In addition to the monks of the Order of the BKA investigator Sophia of alder Lasko regularly helps with his orders. Already in the first episode she appears as an investigator who wants to put an international arms dealer crafts. However, it falls into the captivity of the Lodge Ares and is freed by Lasko. She has a special interest in the Order, as their disappeared father was a ring bearer and also they will seek and find him.

Production

The first season of Lasko - The Fist of God was produced by Hermann Joha, Rolant Hergert and Stefan Bacher pastures from May to December 2008 Director and cinematographer Axel Sand. The costume of the series was created by Till Fuhrmann. For Laskos fighting style is choreographer Ramazan Bulut oriented at Far Eastern martial arts and techniques of the German boxing and wrestling sport.

Broadcast

Season 1

On ORF 1, the first season was broadcast on 18 June to 29 July 2009. In RTL, the first season on June 18 ended on July 30, 2009 Thursdays at 20:15 clock.

In Italy, Rai 2 radiated from the first season from 13 July 2010 Tuesday at 21:50 clock.

Season 2

The broadcasting of the eight new episodes began on 21 October 2010 and ended on RTL on December 16, 2010. RTL Since the audience did not find consistently satisfactory, has been omitted in the production of further sequels. Producer Hermann Joha itself later rejected in retrospect to some circumstances and decisions back, had made it difficult to bond with this format to a wide audience in the long run.

Occupation

Locations

The region around the county town of Naumburg on the Saale, here including the boarding school country Pforta and Neuenburg Castle in Freyburg ( Unstrut) in Saxony- Anhalt, served as the main motive for the monastery of the Order Pugnus Dei. Other locations include the Bastion bridge in Elbe Sandstone Mountains, the fortress Königstein in the Saxon Switzerland which Rappbode dam in the Harz, the ship Niederfinow, and standing in Saxony -Anhalt Querfurt castle and the German capital, Berlin.

Criticism

Lasko - Die Faust Gottes received many bad reviews. So wrote Heike Barnitzke TV movie:

" The good news for RTL front: The fans of " Cobra 11 " are probably also like these Martial Arts nonsense. For besides uptight male friendship and other Ehrpusseligkeiten come in the new concoction of stunt forge Action Concept still Schwurbel - esotericism, a secret Order with the stupid name Pugnus Dei, Gothic vaults and an official conspiracy, of course, the Vatican added. Sounds like a quota hit. "

Episodes

The complete first season of the series was released on 28 August 2009 and in addition to the seven episodes and the pilot Lasko - On behalf of the Vatican and the making of the movie and an interview with Mathis Landwehr The second was published on 17 December 2010 and contains all 8 episodes of the season.