A small village in Lower Saxony is shaken: a murder has happened – and suddenly the population is at the centre of media interest. Rumours and suspicions are getting louder – until finally a minister becomes a suspect. What superficially appears to be an exciting thriller develops into a judicial, psychological and ethical study on law and justice, guilt and atonement, of good and bad in mankind.

Written by Nicola v. Hollander / Christian Görlitz Directed by Christian Görlitz Director of photography Tom Erhart Edited by Klaus Dudenhöfer Costume design Bernd Gaebler Set design Bernd Gaebler Editorial department Daniel Blum, ZDF Head of production Dagmar Rosenbauer Produced for ZDF Shooting period Okt./Nov. 2001 in Hamburg und Niedersachsen Cast Rudolf Kowalski, Ulrike Kriener, Barbara Auer, Julia Jäger, u.a. Broadcast 25. Oktober 2002, arte
10. März 2003, ZDF » back