In the third film of the successful series, Jan Fedder is back as a Pastor Book with body and soul. To look after human destinies in St. Pauli, he sees as his life's task, no matter what milieu they come from or what confession they belong. The fallen and stranded people challenge him this time especially.
Acting
Fedder's lived-in warmth—he IS this pastor, no performance.
Production
St. Pauli location shooting that breathes real harbor salt.
Director
Jan-Hinrik Drevs
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jan Fedder was a Hamburg native who reportedly ad-libbed local slang; producers built the entire 'Hafenpastor' franchise around his authentic presence.
This series belongs to Germany's 'Heimatfilm' tradition—comforting regional stories—but grafts it onto St. Pauli's red-light district, creating ideological friction.
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