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34 • LMGI COMPASS | Summer 2021 back if you have behaved well before. But with the apartments, it is more difficult. In Berlin, there is a law that empty apartments are not allowed to stay empty indefinitely. We were really lucky that the apartment Rath and Behnke used was still available over the seasons. With Charlotte, it was different, and we have to make a decision. Either you have to change the story and the character has moved, or you have to try to recreate the original location. For the important homicide squad of the "Rote Burg," Rath's and Charlotte's working space, we preferred the first way. They are moving from season to season within the complex, and they made a story out of it. With the rise of White Supremacy & the Alt-Right here in the US now, Babylon Berlin is very topical Unfortunately, history seems to repeat itself over and over again. We can only hope that anti-Semitism and racism will never get the upper hand again. While the most important thing is the courage and idealism of people to oppose hatred, maybe we can do our part and do what culture can be so good at: show people what certain actions and circumstances can lead to. We can hold a mirror up in which they can see similarities to today's society. What can you say about Season 4? Season 4 is based on the novel Goldstein, Volker Kutscher's third book in this series. It starts 14 months after the end of Season 3. A lot happens in this book, and the energy and aggression is up quite a bit. The Brooklyn gangster Goldstein comes to Berlin and lets nothing stand in his way. We don't want to give away too much, but it's about the ascent of the Nazis, a Jewish gangster and a country on the edge of the greatest harm to humanity. And boxing. Name three of your favorite locations and explain why they are favorites. Hoppegarten Racecourse: It's another world there with the racehorses. Whenever I get out of the bus, I feel good. The location owners are extremely friendly, and we had a great time there for all three seasons. Bärensaal: The bear hall of the city of Berlin. We used this location for the Berlin stock exchange of the 1930s. Extremely challenging and labor-intensive filming location, but in the end, the right place and really one of my favorites in town. We don't have that many properties in this category in the city. Robert-Koch-Forum: We used this almost 10,000 square meter empty building right next to the German Reichstag for about 1½ years as a production office and for many filming locations in the third season. The building has such a special position in the city's history that the authorities and owners usually don't want to give it to a film company. Mr. Robert Koch studied microbiology here and Mr. Bunsen created the Bunsen burner. The Robert-Koch-Saal is one of the most valuable lecture halls in town. You see it quite often in the third season. It took a very long time to convince the city to give us the keys. It was a great privilege that we were able to spend so much time in such an extraordinary building. We also had our offices there. Unfortunately, it is currently under renovation, which takes time because of the strict limitations that are placed upon it for its historic value. It was no longer available for the fourth season. Did any location cause horrendous or colorful problems that are worth mentioning? With a smile, I am looking back to the Charlottenburg Town Hall. We Hoppegarten Racecourse. Photo courtesy of Uli Hanisch