The Fourth State
The Fourth State German Die Vierte Macht is a 2012 German film directed by Dennis Gansel and starring Moritz Bleibtreu, Kasia Smutniak, Max Riemelt, Rade Serbedzija, Mark Ivanir and Isabella Vinet. It premiered in Germany on March 8, 2012. The working title was The Year of the Snake.
years later the German tabloid journalist Paul Jensen Moritz Bleibtreu arrives in Moscow to work on a magazine owned by his late fathers friend Onjegin Rade Serbedzija. One day while buying a sandwich Paul witnesses the customer in front of him being assassinated in the street. Pauls photographer partner Dima Max Riemelt tells Paul that the victim was a famous journalist whose TV show got canceled due to him being critical of the government.Paul meets up with the journalist Katja Kasia Smutniak in the lunchroom. Katja wants to publish an article about the assassinated journalist, but Jensens editor does not dare to. Paul suggests that Katja rewrite the article and that he then publishes it in the celebrity section on account of the journalists fame. Paul and Katja meet at a bar in the evening and Katja reveals that the journalist knew his father. Paul and Katja end up drunk and dance. The following day the two meet at a protest rally and Paul encounters Katjas brother Anatoly Grigoriy Dobrygin. Police arrive and declare the protest illegal and Paul and Katja leave. They retreat to Pauls apartment and end up making love. The next day Katja finds out that Paul published the article without telling his editor. The editor tells Paul to never do anything like it again as they are now at risk at being shut down. Dima finds out about Pauls relationship with Katja and warns him not to have serious relationships with Russian women much to Pauls confusion. ........
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