"Police call 110" today with Lucas Gregorowicz: "Hermann" in a quick check

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Adam Raczek (Lucas Gregorowicz): His research leads him back to the Nazi era.

Photo: Maor Waisburd / rbb

The scenario:

Building sins and crimes against humanity.

In the midst of asbestos remains, the body of an engineer is found who was leading a complicated construction project in Cottbus: An old residential building that was owned by a Jewish family until they were almost completely murdered by the Nazis is to become part of a luxury quarter.

Now the only surviving son of the owner family (Dov Glickman) has returned from Israel and is asserting his claims.

Commissioner Adam Raczek (Lucas Gregorowicz) enters the complicated world of restitution law - and descends into the buried memories of the Holocaust survivor.

The highlight:

Solo for Raczek.

After the departure of his German colleague Lenski (Maria Simon), the Polish commissioner is now single-handedly investigating a single case.

Actor Gregorowicz plays dry and sensitive as always, but it is annoying that those responsible for this "police call" put a few non-binding biographical details on his investigator figure out of nowhere so that it purrs better dramatically.

Raczek presents himself to the Holocaust survivor as a member of a family that also suffered badly under Nazi rule, in order to gain access to him.

The picture:

A hole in the wall that opens the way to memory.

During the construction work in the old house, a breakthrough was made to a narrow, secret room in which the Holocaust survivor's family once hid from the Nazis.

Razcek and the old man dive into the world 80 years ago.

The dialogue:

The commissioner in conversation with the dubious investor who bought the property for the purpose of gentrification:

Raczek: "I heard there are problems with ownership."

Investor: "They have long since been resolved."

Raczek: »Aja?

What does that mean?"

Investor: “With the help of the Claims Conference, I was able to locate the previous Jewish owner in Israel.

I compensated the man adequately. "

Raczek: "And in doing so, kept the restitution claims at bay, yes?"

The review:

4 out of 10 points.

A big, difficult topic that has been oiled a little too well from a dramaturgical point of view to lead to a conciliatory end.

The audience does not have to leave the comfort zone for the end of Sunday.

The analysis:

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"Police call 110: Hermann",

Sunday, 8.15 p.m., Das Erste