MHz International Mystery

MHz Worldview will be broadcasting their great International Mystery program on a daily schedule starting January 1, 2012 at 9 PM and 12 Midnight, Eastern Standard Time. For U.S. Residents, the MHz Worldview channel is available in the the following locations described at this link. (e.g. in the San Francisco area MHz is on Digital Channel 60.2 and on Comcast Channel 198)

Or, you can watch the MHz Live Stream

February 19-25, 2012
Sunday
February 19
Commissario Brunetti:  Blood from a Stone

The execution-style murder an African peddler uncovers a viper's nest of government secrecy, corruption and dirty politics. Investigating what looks like a gangland execution among rival dealers of fake luxury goods, Venice's Commissario Brunetti makes a connection that his boss wants him to suppress at all costs - a connection to Italy's Ministry of the Interior... Directed by Sigi Rothemund, 2008, color. In German with English subtitles. Buy Brunetti DVDS!
Monday
February 20
Don Matteo

Father Matteo faces a variety of problems and situations that prove both troubling and comical. In the series he establishes closer relationships with the other characters such as Marshal Cecchini of the Carabinieri, much to the disappointment of Captain Anceschi, who is a more formal military man and cannot stand Father Matteo's constant meddling in police business. Directed by Enrico Oldoini, 1999, color. In Italian with English subtitles.

Octopus, The (La Piovra) Season 2: Episode 2

Michele Placido's Inspector Corrado Cattani returns to Sicily, apparently to go along with the Mafia. But in the wake of three deaths-one near and dear, and two colleagues-he's playing along for revenge, with surprise aid from mysterious countess Florinda Bolkan. With US Oscar winner Martin Balsam, and music by Ennio Morricone. The second of ten Octopus miniseries. Directed by Florestano Vancini, 1985, color. In Italian with English subtitles. Buy Octopus DVDs!
Tuesday
February 21
Maigret:  Maigret and the Judge

On assignment in the provinces, Maigret acts on a tip to find a distinguished judge dragging a corpse out of his house, presumably to dump in the sea. Bad enough, but now he's also got a lead to decades-old previously undiscovered murder. Directed by Bertrand Van Effenterre, 1992, color. In French with English subtitles.
Wednesday
February 22
Anno 1790:  The Die Is Cast

Anno 1790 is an innovative take on crime drama in which the hero is a controversial surgeon and police commissioner who uses unconventional means to solve murder cases during the Age of Enlightenment. Distributed by AB Svensk Filmindustri, 2011, color. In Swedish with English subtitles.

Those In Power: The Crown Part 2

Charlotte Ekeblad - thirty something and married with two kids - is at a crossroads in her life. She has just given up a successful career working for the environment to move to Africa where her husband has been stationed when she receives an offer she cannot refuse - the post of Minister of Environment in the Social Democrat government. Charlotte faces difficult new challenges both on the job and at home, where her husband adjusts to his changing role. Directed by Kathrine Windfeld, 2005, color. In Swedish with English subtitles.
Thursday
February 23
Vangard International Cinema
I Am Dina

In Norway during the 1800,'s a little girl named Dina accidentally causes the dramatic death of her mother. Overcome with grief, her father refuses to raise her, leaving her in the care of household servants. Her only friend is the stable boy, Tomas. Dina (Bonnevie) grows up wild and unmanageable. In her teenage years, she is afforded a musical tutor and she develops a crush on him but it seems everything she cares for, accidentally dies. When a wealthy port owner Jacob (Depardieu), more than twice her age and a recent widower, asks for her hand, Dina's fortune changes quickly. Soon she applies her intellect and strong will, to govern the port operations with her husband. Jacob's two sons have very different views on Dina and realize her youth leaves them powerless in their father's empire. Jacob's premature, and suspicious death, brings their conflict to the surface, as their father's will seems lost leaving the entire fortune automatically to Dina. At the same time her childhood friend, Tomas, (Eccleston) reappears in her life. I AM DINA is an epic tale of fate and fortune, featuring great performances by an all star cast against the stunning background of the Norwegian fjords. Directed by Ole Bornedal, 2003, color.
Friday
February 24
Case of Conscience
Blackout, #104

An elderly man who’s lived in an iron lung for decades dies during a power outage. His distraught son wants to take on the power company, who in turn accuses the invalid’s caretaker of negligence. The investigation reveals the motives of all parties in relation to the not-so-powerless invalid. In Italian with English subtitles.
Saturday
February 25
Beck:  The Money Man

The double-life of a homosexual police officer leads to a showdown between Beck and his arch-enemy Gavling, a kingpin in Stockholm's underworld. Directed by Harald Hamrell, 1997, color. In Swedish with English subtitles.