A perfect man commits the perfect murder—then begs for prison. But why?
Think of a really nice person, a friend of yours, someone who could never hurt a fly. Imagine finding out that he is supposed to have killed someone. You're told that he has shot a person in a bar, for no obvious reason. He has already confessed. He says the murder was planned. He expects a life sentence. He even longs for it. He wants to pay for his crime. The psychiatrist cannot see any mental illness. People around him don't think him to be evil. They like him. They want to help him and protect him from himself. And they all ask the same question: Why....?
Acting
Wolf Bachofner's maddeningly calm presence as Dörfler
Writing
Refuses every easy answer the audience craves
Director
Harald Sicheritz
Wolf Bachofner
Dörfler
Wolfram Berger
Attorney Rehle
Eva Billisich
Maria Lentz
Nadeshda Brennicke
Delia
Stefanie Dvorak
Alexandra Seifert
Roland Düringer
Chief Inspector Tomek
Michou Friesz
Judge Stellmaier
Andrea Händler
Midlanski
Lukas Miko
Baldy - Michel Fabian
Cornelius Obonya
Thomas Ertl
Nikolaus Paryla
Professor
Filip Peeters
Jean Legat
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sicheritz was better known for Austrian TV comedies; this radical departure baffled domestic audiences and explains the minuscule vote count.
The title's grammatical oddity ('The Reason Why' not 'The Reason') mirrors Dörfler's redundant confession—both the act and explanation become their own punishment.
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