“The scene of the crime: Watch on the Rhine” – t-online.de

12.01.2017, 16:20 PM | Maria M. Hero, t-online.de

The city of Cologne has a lot of work – and have Packed the “crime scene”, the creators of everything in a script: “the scene of the crime: Watch on the Rhine” was going to be a lot of and also politically correct.

“The murder as a tragic accident,” is Freddy Schenk’s realization at the end. No motive, a tragic-unfortunate offender in a heated environment full of hatred, xenophobia and populist slogans. A father shoots his own son. He had spread the rumor, to have a lot of cash in the Store which attracted robbers. In the dark, he met the Wrong guy. He had bought illegally a weapon and a murder approvingly.

case solved – new murder

The case solved, but too late. Another victim of the xenophobic hatred in the last crime-minutes to the killer. In the basement of the citizens ‘ militia member imprisoned and tortured a Student from Tunisia, Baz Barek (Omar El-Saeidi), stabs his tormentor, the well-integrated Moroccans Adil Faras (Asad Black) that had lost itself in a Situation from which he found out.

What school grade you give to the “scene of the crime: Watch on the Rhine”?

The Thriller ends with many arrests: two murderers, a People if those, a Moroccan Dealer, a miss handler. All are victims of their hatred.

Many of the types of strong

Who oversubscribed the main was still the same person? This “crime scene” presented so many types, wanted to depict a mix of a German multi-kulti district, and has drastically oversubscribed; for example, in a hip kind-hearted web designer or the German bourgeois apartment in the old-fashioned, awful patterned Wallpaper.

Just a loser – not a hero

xenophobia, right-wing populism and angry on the one hand, and on the other, small-time criminals Moroccans posing as Syrians and Dealer. In addition, it is the innocent Tunisians who study in Germany,, well-integrated Moroccans, sexual harassment, frustrated police officers and a German, whose petty-bourgeois existence in the “locals” have failed. Many of the faces around a corner with the pet store in the area as a focal point. In the end, there was only tragic losers and no heroes. A dark image of Germany, with a lot of hatred, cynicism and naivety, accompanied by a melancholic music.

What

is missing It is missing the local colour. What would have more symbolic power in this environment as the Cologne Cathedral and the Dome? However, this does not appear in the Film.

diversity of strained attention

to show If it was the intention of the scene of the crime-makers, that in a district there are many characters and life stories, which are only linked loosely, then it succeeded. For the plot of the detective stories and the attention of the viewer that was a big hurdle.

the self-righteous angry Dieter Gottschalk, played by Sylvester Groth, and, of course, the two commissioners has Dominated. The unequal partners Ballauf and Schenk to discuss the plight of the police – a lot of work, a small staff, a lot of frustration, a little recognition.

The guys were smart busy: The tattooed web designer, who sees the Good in foreigners and want to help. The Moroccans, who sees his reputation of the new immigrants, such as the petty criminals, three of the most Khalid at risk. And, above all, Sylvester Groth as an overzealous, self-aggrandizing leader of the vigilantes, Dieter Gottschalk.

dialogues reflect the sensitivities

The dialogs outlined in the moods and sensibilities brought to the point. The justification of the offender Peter Deisböck for example: “If you feel good in your own four walls is no longer safe, then one is helpless. Then it is at the mercy of these people, and they know it. If you do not feel in your own country, for sure, where then? I just wanted my peace of mind.”

Or, the complaint of the shopkeeper from Morocco, Adil Faraz, against the alleged offender, whom he maltreated in the basement with beatings and electric Tasers: “I was always proud of my country, our values and our hospitality. It was good to be Moroccans. I was respected in the neighborhood. But you come here and ruin it.”

Too much wanted

Like I said, Cologne has a lot of work and it is important social debates – such nationwide emotional run – up. But, as so often, if you want to too much, suffers from the overall picture below.

It was the second “scene” in the episode, whose plot revolves around the topic of xenophobia. The ARD is doing with this lack of consultation of the broadcasters any favors.

The brown network trolls have gone after the last scene of “kein schöner Land” from Frankfurt, already warm. It will be interesting to see how the Internet community reacts, xenophobic hate kommenatre are not to be expected.

Next Sunday, Germany has a break. The Vienna commissioners Eisner and Fellner hunt a Internet to prevent activists behind a announced double murder.

More jealousy and venom

It is time again for a murder of passion, jealousy, revenge, for a bit of poison and greed.