A young woman is found shot dead in the woods. Brasch goes in search of the perpetrator in "Police Call 110: Death of a Dead".
After the two "Tatort" episodes, "Polizeiruf 110" is also starting the new crime season. It starts with the case of "Death of a Dead" from Magdeburg with Commissioner Doreen Brasch (Claudia Michelsen, 51) and Detective Uwe Lemp (Felix Vörtler, (59) in the lead roles. One thing in advance: a strong start that makes you want more .
That's what it's about
A young woman is found dead on the edge of the forest outside Magdeburg. The shot in the back of the head suggests an execution. Inspector Brasch finds a little girl in a car near the site. It doesn't speak a word. Brasch suspects that it is the victim's daughter. The father of the dead is identified as a relative. Werner Mannfeld is irritated by the news.
His daughter was pronounced dead years ago after a car accident, along with her boyfriend Alex Zapf. The relationship between father and daughter was broken because Jessica was a drug addict. Werner Mannfeld didn't even know about his granddaughter. Brasch is faced with a riddle: Why did Jessica fake her death back then? Did she have to go into hiding because she was already in danger then? Where is Alex Zapf, the child's father?
Well worth switching on
Absolutely! This crime thriller is dark, depressing, quiet and slow. And that's just as well! Once again the "Polizeiruf 110" series proves that it does not have to hide behind the "crime scene", on the contrary: "Death of the Dead" tells a drug swamp story with great attention to detail and comes completely without clichés or superimposed topicality out. An interesting story and a good script are enough for a good film. You don't always have to reinvent the wheel.
In addition, the strong actors are particularly convincing, especially the main actors Claudia Michelsen and Felix Vörtler. In this case, the latter is even given more space than the actual Commissioner. Even its "involvement" in the case does not seem constructed at all, but always seems plausible. That's how crime works!