“Tatort” today from Dresden: The police are hunting a serial rapist

“Tatort” from Dresden
Victim, perpetrator – or perhaps both? The police are hunting a serial rapist

A man is dead, and the woman who woke up next to him seems to be the logical perpetrator. Or was everything completely different? This “crime scene” tells the story of a severely traumatized rape victim.

What’s the matter?

At the beginning of this episode, a young woman, Sarah Monet (Deniz Orta), awakens next to her stabbed boyfriend. She is covered in blood and dazed and can’t seem to remember anything. Everything points to a relationship act, and so Inspector Karin Gorniak (Karin Hanczewski) investigates the woman. Her colleague Leonie Winkler (Cornelia Gröschel), on the other hand, knows her from before and is convinced of her innocence. When her boss Schnabel (Martin Brambach) withdraws her from the case because of bias, Winkler investigates on her own – and comes to conclusions that cast the events of the crime in a different light. The police soon discover that Sarah Monet may have been the victim of a serial rapist.

Why is “Crime Scene: What You Don’t See” worth it?

Depicting on film how a… woman feels after being raped is actually impossible. This crime thriller at least manages to approach horror. Director Lena Stahl, who was also involved in the script, always finds images that give the viewer the feeling of being able to empathize with the victim a little better. The empathetic acting by Deniz Orta, who credibly embodies the suffering of a traumatized woman, also contributes to this.

What bothers?

Although this “crime scene” has an emotionally stirring topic, it is sometimes told in a boring way. With all the DNA comparisons, camera evaluations and the wrangling of authority with the public prosecutor, the investigation of the crime loses some of its pace.

The commissioners?

“These are my best men,” says their boss Peter Michael Schnabel (Martin Brambach) with his usual lack of sensitivity when he introduces Gorniak and Winkler to the new public prosecutor. The two women investigated this “crime scene” separately for a long time. When they pull together at the end, they reveal their full strength.

Turn on or off?

This film is anything but a feel-good movie. If you want to spend a relaxing Sunday evening, you should switch over. This “crime scene” is worth seeing for everyone else.

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