They were on the "abyss", now they are one step further: Adam Raczek (Lucas Gregorowicz) has another big problem in his last case. The death of a young geologist opens up numerous wounds, both old and new.
What is happening?
Magdalena Nowak's body is found near the village of Fehlow, on the edge of a former lignite mining area. The Polish geologist was suffocated with a plastic bag. Chief detective Adam Raczek (Lucas Gregorowicz) and detective inspector candidate Vincent Ross (André Kaczmarczyk) first question their friend, Tom Grabowski (Patrick Kalupa), who tells them about their camper down by the water and about the soil report in this former mining area, which is to be developed for tourism. For the residents of Fehlow, a project on which the future of the entire area depends, even if opinions differ.
Finally, another body is found, which points to a missing person case years ago, and things get much more complicated. What role does Tom's brother Andreas (Peter René Lüdicke) play? What is the longtime pastor of the village, Simon Bredow (Steven Scharf) hiding? And then there's Eva Wozniak (Anja Antonowicz), who runs the village inn and who offers Raczek, who is struggling at least as much with himself as with the case, a strong shoulder - and possibly also the prospect of a happy ending?
What is it really about?
Adam Raczek runs on reserve. Panic attacks, pills, circling thoughts, the man is at the end. The still new colleague Vincent Ross doesn't help much at first. Talks like a fool, has a tendency to bitch and Raczek still hasn't quite gotten used to the fact that his colleague wears eyeliner and a fur collar. But the wind is turning. And then there's the case, the cases themselves...
Roadzapp Moment?
I'm happy to quote my colleague Vetten, who summed it up so dryly in his criticism of the first case involving Vincent Ross at the beginning of the year: thought for a long time, couldn't find one.
Wow-Factor?
A little bit of everything: Director Stephan Rick ("Unter Neighbors") and cameraman Felix Cramer catch what the script by Peter Dommaschk and Ralf Leuther occasionally falters a bit. The foggy focus is supported by images and perspectives that are full of atmosphere, sometimes cinematically wide, sometimes so close to the worn-out wooden floorboards of the old miners' houses that you can literally smell the cabbage in your nose.
How was it?
8 out of 10 points - the case frays, but in terms of atmosphere, tension and drama it's still very successful. "Abgrund" is a powerful piece of local history, which thankfully keeps the explanatory dialogues noticeably in check.
