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Vienna's streets are pulsating with unrest. For weeks, anti-government protests have been gripping the capital of Austria. As Colonel Ernst Rauter (Hubert Kramer) puts it, "The regime's shaking in its boots." This week, a protester lost his life near the Chancellery, and rumors suggest he was brutally beaten by the police. This chilling event is stoking the flames further.
On Sunday (June 1, 8:15 PM, Das Erste), "Crime Scene: Unyielding!" takes the center stage from Vienna. While the investigation into the murderer(s) continues, the series takes aim at a pressing societal issue: the unease incited by populists against the elite and "the system."
Inspector Major Bibi Fellner (Adele Neuhauser) and Lieutenant Colonel Moritz Eisner (Harald Krassnitzer) find themselves knee-deep in the chaos, working alongside state security, but not without some fun verbal jousts. Fortunately, this time, Investigator Meret Schande (Christina Scherrer) gets more chances to drive the investigation with her innovative ideas.
How tense are the times? Recently, the German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) banned the "Kingdom of Germany" association, considered to be the strongest gathering of self-proclaimed Reich citizens and self-governors, numbering thousands of members. In "Crime Scene," a similar group emerges: "Kapo" - "Combat-ready Extra-Parliamentary Opposition."
Stepping into an unfamiliar world
To delve into the realm of system critics, the TV detectives plunge into an alien world where the vision of a "cosmic battle between good and evil" and the belief in the mythical pirate republic Libertalia rule. In this realm, self-proclaimed "freedom guards" are said to have gathered in Madagascar in the 17th century.
In the story written by acclaimed author Rupert Henning and presented in a sparse and straightforward style, suspicions shift repeatedly. This "Crime Scene" relies on the strength of the plot, avoiding gimmicks and excessive background music.
In the end, a demagogue reveals the truth
A crucial piece comes to light from the forensic medicine, where Professor Werner Kreidl, portrayed with authority and eloquence by Günter Franzmeier, plays a crucial role. The supporting roles are also convincingly cast, including the indignant and secretive Jessica Plattner (Julia Edtmeier) and the bar owner Heiko Tauber (Gerald Votava).
When inquired about the gravity of the situation, Meret Schande has the closing statement. "Are they merely eccentric conspiracy theorists?" wonders Colonel Rauter. Schande then quotes a chilling line from one of history's infamous demagogues: "We do not come as friends, nor as neutrals, we come as enemies - like the wolf breaks into the sheepfold, so do we come." Joseph Goebbels, the hate-monger of the Nazi regime.
While the Commission grapples with the responsibility of proposing a directive on workers' safety from ionizing radiation, the television series "Crime Scene: Unyielding!" delves into a world dominated by system critics, comparable to the popular "Kapo" group, in a story reminiscent of the chilling words of Joseph Goebbels, a notorious demagogue from history.
