The tenth Franconian ‘crime scene’ ‘However’ offers a dark story about guilt and punishment. Two families have a deadly conflict and Commissioner Paula Ringelhahn solves her latest case.
“Crime and Punishment”, published by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky in 1866, is a classic of world literature. The tenth Franconian “crime scene” could easily have had this heavy title – but the makers decided on the title simple “Nevertheless”. However, that’s exactly what outgoing investigator Paula Ringelhahn’s (Dagmar Manzel) last case was about: guilt and punishment.
Two families who, after reaching a spiral of violence, try to destroy each other. What was the sponsor Franken “Tatort” Max Färberböck – who invented the format – trying to tell us? Is it a metaphor for war? Is surveillance punished differently than “ordinary murder”? Why were all the songs in “Tatort” from 1965? And what happens to Felix Voss (Fabian Hinrichs) now that he has left his mother’s friend Paula Ringelhahn?
What was it about?
Lenni, aged 25, was convicted three years ago of the violent death of a young woman. Now he killed himself in prison. Everyone around him liked Lenni and believed in his innocence. His sisters Maria (Anne Haug) and Lisa (Mercedes Müller) are haunted by their brother’s death. Because the police chief Dr. Kaiser (Stefan Merki) has a bad conscience about the matter, the case is being reopened.
The numerous ex-boyfriends and short-term sexual acquaintances of the people who were murdered at the time have to go to the police station again for questioning. Another murder then occurs which may be related to the new investigation. One of the sons of the wealthy entrepreneur Karl Dellmann (Fritz Karl) and his wife Katja (Ursina Lardi) has been arrested. As Dellmann is convinced that the sisters Maria and Lisa have judged his son, he now seeks revenge and hires an assassin to kill them.
What was it really about?
It was the director and author Max Färberböck (74) who invented the Franconia “crime scene” ten years ago. He has also been responsible for five of the ten films in the series so far. What they have in common: an unusual, psychologically complex narrative style. In his moral experiments, disguised as a crime story, Färberböck always asks big questions: How and why does one become guilty? Is there redemption for perpetrators, victims and relatives? And if so, how can you find them? Even if religion rarely plays an overt role in his films, the major themes are almost always related to it.
In “Tatort:However”, Färberböck and his script partner Stefan Betz created a dark case of two families driven by revenge, where one had the feeling that they would like to stop the violence – but the stronger the perceived inevitability of their revenge. . Perhaps also a commentary on the great wars and conflicts we had at the time, including the one between Israel and its neighbors.
How is surveillance punished in Germany?
Vigilante justice ignores the state’s monopoly on violence and is therefore punishable. It is usually used by victims who believe that the perpetrator has not been punished or has not been adequately punished by the state for a wrong done. The punishment for vigilance depends on the crime committed.
One of the most famous cases in Germany is that of Marianne Bachmeier. Almost a year after the death of her seven-year-old daughter, the mother shot the suspected murderer in a courtroom in Lübeck. From November 1982 she had to stand trial for murder. She was then convicted of manslaughter and illegal possession of weapons. In its March 2, 1983 decision, the court largely followed the defense’s argument that the crime was not planned. In June 1985, Bachmeier was released early.
The terms self-help or self-defense, which relate to protection against an attack on oneself or others, do not come within the meaning of vigilance. The right to resistance according to Article 20, Section 4 of the Basic Law (GG) – for example if the constitution is threatened in the sense of a coup – is also not considered vigilante justice.
Which classic songs from 1965 influenced the film?
Already in the opening credits “Tatort: $$$$ for this format” you experience something very unusual for the format: you see alienated scenes of struggle and suffering, which you experience again in “pure form” later in the film. “Eve Of Destruction” (in German: Night of the End of the World), Barry McGuire’s folk song from 1965, the dystopian pop song can be heard talking about the threat of nuclear war, the shame of Vietnam, racism and religious zealots – and yet it became a number 1 hit in the US.
Coincidence or not: “Tatort: their Dylan in a cover version of a rather violent version. scene and finally – performed by Dagmar Manzel, who is also a singer – “The Sound Of Silence” by Simon & Garfunkel in an a capella version at the police headquarters. To the song to say goodbye as an inspector.
What is ahead of the Franconian “crime scene”?
Dagmar Manzel (66) leaves the “scene of the crime” at his own request. Her character Paula Ringelhahn is classically retiring. “It would be a little silly if I was 70 and still running around the ‘crime scene’ with a gun,” says Manzel, who would like to have more time for theater, music projects and a little more free time. also free. future. On the other hand, Fabian Hinrichs is still on board, as is Eli Wasserscheid as Wanda Goldwasser’s assistant.
Bettina Ricklefs, BR program manager for the game film series: “In the eleventh crime scene from Franconia, to be filmed in late autumn 2024 and broadcast in 2025, Felix Voss, played by Fabian Hinrichs, will investigate that Paula. Who will then Join the team of ‘Tatort’Franken is coming, a decision will be made calmly and announced in time.”
Those: teleschau – the media service GmbH