“Tatort” from Berlin
The dead man with the torture cellar – Bonard and Karow look the horror in the eye
Scene from the Berlin “crime scene”: Susanne Bonard (Corinna Harfouch, left) and Robert Karow (Mark Waschke, right) attend a party in the pagoda.
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In their second “crime scene” mission, Commissioners Bonard and Karow are confronted with a crime of unimaginable proportions. People were tortured in a cellar. To solve the problem, the investigators need the support of the Vietnamese community.
- 4 out of 5 points
- After the mediocre debut, the new Berlin duo has found its form
What’s the matter?
A man is found dead in his home in Berlin-Lichtenberg. Inspectors Robert Karow (Mark Waschke) and Susanne Bonard (Corinna Harfouch) discover a door that leads to a hidden torture cellar. People were held captive here and brutally mistreated. The last victim apparently managed to escape. The trail leads to the Vietnamese community in Berlin. The two investigators try to gain people’s trust in order to solve the case.
Why is “Crime Scene: On the Day of Wandering Souls” worth it?
The crimes at the center of this episode are of rare cruelty. But it is the great art of the makers (Mira Thiel: book and direction, Josefine Scheffler: book) to convey an impression of the horror without confronting the audience with explicit images. There are no victims screaming, no blood spraying, no limbs flying through the picture to illustrate the extent of the crimes. The horror here arises in the mind of the audience – and that is much more effective.
At the same time, this “Tatort” also provides a small insight into the foreign and attractive culture of the Vietnamese living in Germany.
What bothers?
Even without hard splatter scenes, this “crime scene” could disturb the faint of heart. If you like it softer, you should switch to ZDF – there is the medical series “Dr. Nice” with Josefine Preuß.
The commissioners?
The case is getting to the heart of it – including the two investigators. What connects them: Although they have only known each other for a short time, Susanne Bonard and Robert Karow work together in a focused manner. Both have one goal in common: they want to catch the perpetrator.
Turn on or off?
A film worth seeing that will leave no one indifferent: Tune in!
Susanne Bonard and Robert Karow have so far investigated these episodes: