"Crime Scene: The Other's Burden" - Pre-Christmas parcel delivery thriller from Cologne
Detectives Max Ballauf (Klaus J. Behrendt, 63) and Freddy Schenk (Dietmar Bär, 62) investigate in pre-Christmas Cologne. In"Tatort: Des Anderen Last" (3.12., 20:15, das Erste), they have to solve the murder of a parcel carrier.
What is "Tatort: Des Anderen Last" about?
Courier driver Milan Strasser (Dennis Svensson, born 1996) transports hundreds of parcels through the city every day. The already stressful situation in the run-up to Christmas is made even more difficult by having to wear a Santa Claus costume that is far too hot. A demand made by the shipping company boss Sybille Jäger (Susanne Bredehöft, 66): "No costume, no Christmas bonus," is her simple calculation.
While Milan is in the process of taking parcels out of the hold, the young father is suddenly threatened with a knife by a masked person - and finally killed in the middle of a residential area. When Ballauf and Schenk arrive at the crime scene, they discover that almost all the parcels have been searched and opened. So was it a robbery-murder?
Is it worth tuning in?
Yes, just in time for the peak ordering season, the crime thriller fits very well into the pre-Christmas period. It's an important topic that viewers will probably become a little more aware of with this film. That's why "Tatort" gets an A with a star for its social relevance.
Above all, it tells of the great pressure in the parcel delivery industry. "200 parcels minimum a day - do you think you can handle that?" asks the parcel service boss to a potential employee in her run-down company headquarters. The fact that customers do not always sufficiently appreciate the mentally and physically demanding work is also discussed. "It used to be different as a letter carrier, when you were still respected," recalls a resigned parcel carrier of pre-online shopping times. "Time is money, especially in this business" - this becomes clear in this crime thriller.
On the sidelines of the investigation, the Cologne team of investigators is also having a festive time. "Where have you been all this time?" asks Ballauf. "Christmas presents," replies Schenk briefly and succinctly. "You can order them on the Internet," Ballauf wonders. "So that the poor bastards have even more to lug around?" replies Schenk.
The crime thriller is exciting right to the end - the fact that the resolution seems rather contrived is only a side note. What is not a side note, however, is a personal matter: "Tatort: Des Anderen Last" is the last film with actor Dieter Schaad (1926-2023). The Wiesbaden artist died on February 4 of this year at the age of 96. In the crime thriller, he can be seen once again as a lonely and particularly amiable neighbor. At the beginning of the year, he also starred in "Tatort: Lenas Tante" with Ludwigshafen investigator Lena Odenthal (Ulrike Folkerts, 62).
Lesen Sie auch:
- During their investigation into the murder of a parcel carrier in pre-Christmas Cologne, Detectives Max Ballauf and Freddy Schenk encounter a crime scene where almost all parcels have been searched and opened.
- Dietmar Bär, portraying Freddy Schenk, mentions receiving Christmas presents as the reason for his absence, to which Klaus J. Behrendt's character, Max Ballauf, questions the environmental implications.
- The parcel delivery industry's pressure and its impact on workers is a significant theme in the film "Crime Scene: The Other's Burden," which features Detective Hunter and his colleague, Freddy Schenk, played by Dietmar Bear.
- Cologne's detectives Max Ballauf and Freddy Schenk are tasked with solving the murder of Milan Strasser, a courier driver wearing a Santa Claus costume as part of a company's Christmas bonus requirement, in the pre-Christmas season.
- Santa Claus-costumed Milan Strasser is killed by a masked person while on duty, making way for Max Ballauf and Freddy Schenk to investigate the robbery-murder at the crime scene, filled with opened and searched parcels.
- Detective Max Ballauf and Freddy Schenk, in the film "Crime Scene: The Other's Burden," collaborate on their investigation into the Christmas parcel delivery industry, where many workers, like Milan Strasser, endure harsh conditions bearing the weight of demand and society's expectations.
Source: www.stern.de
