“Crime Scene: In His Eyes”
Is the new Mainz thriller worth it?
“Tatort: In his eyes”: Martin Rascher (Sebastian Blomberg) returned early from a training course to investigate her suspicion of murder with Ellen Berlinger (Heike Makatsch).
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cause of death insulin shock In “Tatort: In his eyes” the Mainz commissioners reopen the death of a rich, elderly lady.
With the new Mainz crime thriller “Tatort: In his eyes” (June 26, 8:15 p.m., the first), the penultimate Sunday crime thriller before the summer break is scheduled for the weekend – the finale then rises with the “Polizeiruf 110: Black Box” on the 3rd of July. The Mainz commissioners Ellen Berlinger (Heike Makatsch, 50) and Martin Rascher (Sebastian Blomberg, 50) are about the death of a rich woman, her heiress and her lover – because Berlinger does not believe in an insulin shock.
That’s what “Tatort: In His Eyes” is about
Bibiana Dubinski (Ulrike Krumbiegel, 60), best ager, wealthy and determined to enjoy life for as long as possible, dies of insulin shock. Her close friend Charlotte Mühlen (Michaela May, 70), less wealthy but recently happily in love with young Hannes Petzold (Klaus Steinbacher, 28), inherits the villa and fortune.
Two friends in the so-called prime of life, one rich, the other heiress, plus a 30-year-old ex-con who is ensnaring the heiress – is it experience, instinct or a fallacy that all the alarm bells are ringing for Ellen Berlinger? She is convinced that a crime has happened and suspects Hannes Petzold. But the evidence is not very reliable and public prosecutor Jasmin Winterstein (Abak Safaei-Rad, born 1974) drops the case. Martin Rascher persistently fought for a tight window of opportunity for further investigations.
The detectives comb through the entire case again, putting pressure on Charlotte Mühlen with suspicions about her lover…
Is it worth turning on?
Yes, even if the screenplay seems a bit constructed in some places – including the resolution. However, the highlights predominate in this third joint mission by the Mainz inspectors Berlinger and Rascher. Thanks to the book by Thomas Kirchner (born 1961), directed by Tim Trageser (52) and his game, the latter manages to leave a lasting impression alongside his colleague in this Sunday crime format.
Speaking of the cast, the episode leads Krumbiegel and May very believably embody the different personalities of the rich but disillusioned and the less rich but romantic older women. And Steinbacher also absolutely believes in the role of the mysterious young lover.
Overall, the thriller is exciting and shows unusual images. Right at the beginning of the film, the viewers witness a burning in the crematorium. Interesting questions are also raised, such as the relationship between age, love and sex…