As of: March 10, 2024, 2:44 p.m
By: Astrid Kistner
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Close contact: Moritz (Harald Krassnitzer) and Bibi (Adele Neuhauser) get closer.
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Harald Krassnitzer has been investigating as a “crime scene” detective in Vienna for 25 years.
There is a special gift for our service anniversary on March 10, 2024: a brilliant crime novel that belongs in the best-of archive of the series.
He deserves it, Moritz.
For his anniversary, the authors Thomas Christian Eichtinger and Samuel R. Schultschik serve him a juicy crime novel in the Viennese style: crisp on the outside and tender on the inside.
Even a few tears flow from Lieutenant Colonel Eisner (Harald Krassnitzer), who usually likes to grumble, when he is in custody on suspicion of murder.
“Tatort: Dein Loss” is clearly a case for the best-of archive of the indestructible ARD series.
Less insults, more substance is the motto of director Katharina Mückstein, who effortlessly maintains the balance between closeness and distance in this horror trip of the chief inspector.
The investigators Moritz and Bibi (Adele Neuhauser) get dangerously close on their 60th birthday.
But the party-drunk policeman falls asleep after almost kissing on the sofa at home.
The nightmare after waking up
The next day, Moritz no longer remembers Bibi, her cake and the erotic sizzle.
He even misses his mission at the crime scene, a Viennese club where the owner was shot.
Instead, he experiences a nightmare while awake: his face can be seen on the surveillance camera, his DNA traces can be found at the crime scene, and a witness recognizes him from that fateful night of the murder.
The focus is on interpersonal relationships
Film tears, memory loss or a knockout drop in your birthday champagne?
You suffer a lot with Moritz, who stumbles after the truth with the desperation of a disoriented dementia patient.
The “Crime Scene: Your Loss” is a gift that honors Harald Krassnitzer’s 25 years of investigative work.
A successful crime thriller that focuses on interpersonal relationships and thus creates space for empathy.
There is the close friendship with colleague Bibi, who seems to defy all crises, and the close bond with Eisner's daughter Claudia (Tanja Raunig), who drags along her new boyfriend Lukas (Julius Feldmeier), who is viewed critically by her father.
They all turn this clever game of confusion into a powerful crime drama.