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“Tatort” repeat from Dortmund
Dortmund is burning – a thriller about hatred and hate speech
The Dortmund investigative team on the job: Peter Faber (Jörg Hartmann), Martina Bönisch (Anna Schudt), Jan Pawlak (Rick Okon) and their new colleague Rosa Herzog (Stefanie Reinsperger)
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The body of a young woman is found in a basement fire. In the search for the murderer, the Dortmund inspectors themselves become targets – and get caught up in a whirlwind of hostilities, hatred and hate speech.
- 4 out of 5 points
- Strong case from Dortmund, which shows socially explosive issues
What’s the matter?
The body of a young woman is found in a basement fire in a high-rise housing estate. She recently moved into her apartment and was four months pregnant. The Dortmund team of investigators led by Peter Faber (Jörg Hartmann) and Martina Bönisch (Anna Schudt) questioned the ex-boyfriend, the neighbors and the caretaker – but nobody wanted to hear or know anything. “This is the Gerber. Everyone lives for themselves here,” says a tenant when approached by Chief Inspector Jan Pawlak (Rick Okon). While the inspectors try to solve the murder, they themselves become targets and get caught up in a whirlwind of hostilities, hatred and hate speech.
Why is the “Healing World” case worthwhile?
The film takes on socially explosive topics and is therefore more up-to-date than a “crime scene”. It’s about fake news and conspiracy theories, violence against police officers and prejudice against people with a migration background. But there are also right-wing circles in the police force and a nationalist politician who incites an angry mob to riot. The corona crisis and people who have lost their livelihood as a result of the pandemic measures are also discussed. All in all a multitude of subjects. Nevertheless, a compact and gripping thriller has succeeded.
What bothers?
The murder of the young woman in the high-rise settlement acts like a fire accelerator for a plot in which the investigators are increasingly at the center. Above all, Martina Bönisch – who has since died in a serial death – becomes the central figure in this story. The commissioner as a victim – a view that is not new and has already been taken in many “crime scenes”.
The commissioners?
Inspector Faber bought a new car to impress his partner Bönisch. Because the fact that the gruff investigator has more than just collegial feelings has been repeatedly hinted at in past episodes. But Bönisch is not interested in his sleek Opel Manta, but in the head of the KTU, with whom she is having an affair. In addition, the Dortmund investigative team has a new colleague: Rosa Herzog (Stefanie Reinsperger). She is already very familiar with her colleagues, treats everyone on a first-name basis and is otherwise quite bold. However, the viewer learns nothing about their history and their origin.
Turn on or off?
A “crime scene” shot under Corona conditions, socially relevant topics and a new commissioner: If you don’t know the episode from 2021, you should tune in.
The “crime scene: ideal world” was first broadcast on February 21, 2021. ARD will repeat the case on August 28, 2022 at 8:15 p.m.