“Tatort” today from Saarbrücken: When the addiction to gambling ends fatally

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“Tatort” from Saarbrücken
The players: When the addiction to gambling ends in death

Chief Inspector Leo Hölzer (Vladimir Burlakov, left) mingles with a group of unscrupulous players around Betty Henschel (Susannne Bormann), Luisa Becker (Jasmina Al Zihairi) and Dino Callas (Daniel Zillmann), whom he suspects of murder

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Carsten Heidböhmer

They are driven by the desire to win and have no moral boundaries: The “crime scene” from Saarbrücken revolves around a group of gambling addicts. But would they also kill?

  • 2 out of 5 points
  • Unrealistic story about a group of amoral gamblers that is at least reasonably entertaining

What’s the matter?

Chief Inspector Leo Hölzer (Vladimir Burlakov, left) is almost knocked down by a car on the country road at night. Shortly afterwards, when he finds a wrecked car in which an elderly woman has died, he suspects the speeders were the cause. Since it is not a recognizable murder, he investigates on his own – and comes across a group of four gamblers in a casino who are encouraging each other with perverse bets. Hölzer gets 100,000 euros from his colleague Adam Schürk (Daniel Sträßer) – and gets into the game…

Why is “Crime Scene: The Curse of Money” worth it?”

“Hell,” the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre once wrote, “is others.” Betty (Susanne Bormann), Taleb (Omar El-Saeidi), Luisa (Jasmina Al Zihairi) and Dino (Daniel Zillmann) are a group of people who make each other’s lives hell. Four gambling addicts who would even bet their mother for the thrill and who constantly encourage each other with perverted games. Rarely have you seen a more morally depraved group on television. Watching their amoral activities certainly has a certain entertainment value.

What bothers?

At first it looks as if this “crime scene” revolves around the question of whether an accidental death as a result of a speeder should be considered murder. But soon the film only concerns itself with the crazy clique of four and their crazy bets. There would be little objection to that – if the characters were a little more realistic. But unfortunately the characters all seem completely made up.

The commissioners?

At the beginning of this case there is a serious argument between the two investigators. The reason: Daniel Schürk has hidden from his colleague the fact that he is in possession of the money that his father stole in a bank robbery. Leo Hölzer feels betrayed. Working together brings the two closer together again: “What I said, that I can’t rely on you, is true. If everything goes normally,” Hölzer says to his colleague. “But if things go wrong, you’re there.” Probably the best description for the friendship of these two unconventional police officers.

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Turn on or off?

“The Curse of Money” is the weakest of Schürk and Hölzer’s five cases. It’s still entertaining though. Feel free to tune in.

Commissioners Schürk and Woods previously determined in these cases:

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