Toni, male, midwife – scapegoat

Episode of the series Toni, male, midwife
Original title	Scapegoat
Country of production	Germany
Original language	German
Production; company	Bavaria Fiction
Length	89 minutes
Classification	Episode 3 (List)
German language; First broadcast	17. April 2020 on Das Erste
Staff
Directed by	Sibylle Tafel
Script	Sebastian Stojetz,; Sibylle Tafel
Production	Christina Christ
Music	Marco Master
Camera	Florian Schilling
Editing	Melania Singer
Cast
	Leo Reisinger: Toni Hasler; Wolke Hegenbarth: Luise Fuchs; Sophia Schober: Fanny Brandstetter; Sebastian Fritz: Nico Tschauner; Frederic Linkemann: Franzl; Kathrin von Steinburg: Hanna Aschenbrenner; Juliane Köhler: Dr. Evi Höllriegl; Stefanie von Poser: Karen; Sarah-Lavinia Schmidbauer: Commissioner Hallmoser; Eisi Gulp: Balu; Soogi Kang: Ja-Mai; Maria Monsorno: Josie; Fabian Axer Avila: Ferdi; Oliver Bürgin: Dr. Schellinger; Monika Manz: Christl; Doris Buchrucker: Mrs. Ertl; Matthias Ransberger: Policeman; Corinna Binzer: Heidi Brandstetter; Heinz-Josef Braun: Hans Brandstetter; Sebastian Winkler: Achim;
Chronology
← Predecessor; Toni, male, midwife – Daddy Blues	Successor →Successor; Toni, male, midwife – A round thing

Sündenbock is a 2020 German television film directed by Sibylle Tafel. It is the third episode of the ARD series Toni, männlich, Hebamme starring Leo Reisinger as Munich midwife Toni. The German premiere took place on 17 April 2020 on the ARD channel Endlich Freitag in the German public broadcaster Ersten.

Storyline

As no doctor is on hand, midwife Toni Hasler gives birth to the child of Fanny Brandstetter and Nico Tschauner. This intervention does not remain without consequences for long, because a few days later the newborn is found to have two broken ribs, which leads to a police investigation. Inspector Hallmoser is the investigator in charge of finding out why Toni really gave birth herself and whether he is to blame for the child’s injury. Toni turns to his ex-wife Hanna, who is a high-profile lawyer. She agrees to help her ex-husband, but she will also consider him as the perpetrator.

Background

Sündenbock was filmed in Munich and the surrounding area from 24 June 2019 to 23 August 2019. The film was produced by Bavaria Fiction.^[1]

Criticism

The critics of the TV magazine TV Spielfilm pointed with their thumbs to the side and awarded two points out of a possible three for humor and one for suspense. They summed up: “Comfortable light fare for in between”.^[2]

Web links

Toni, male, midwife – patsy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Toni, male, midwife – scapegoat with crew united
Toni, male, midwife – scapegoat at Fernsehserien.de

Individual references

↑ Toni, male, midwife – patsy at crew united, retrieved March 16, 2021.
↑ Toni, male, midwife – scapegoat Short review at tvspielfilm.de. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

[1] Toni, male, midwife – patsy at crew united, retrieved March 16, 2021.

[2] Toni, male, midwife – scapegoat Short review at tvspielfilm.de. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

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