4.087 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
LatestThe ominous dynamic, created by silence and lies, is now dragging more and more of those affected in the small town with it. While some deal with their guilt, others try to get away or look for a scapegoat. Michelle's search seems to have come to an end, all traces have disappeared.
20-year-old Janine Grabowski disappears in a small Bavarian town near the Czech border. While all evidence indicates that Janine secretly wanted to leave the backcountry, her mother, Michelle, becomes increasingly convinced that there's something amiss. Michelle's missing person's report is quickly filed away by the police. So the single mother is forced to investigate at her own risk. The longer she hunts for an answer to Janine's disappearance, the more she discovers about her daughter and the people with whom she kept company. She begins to doubt whether Janine even wants to be found.
Acting
Julia Jentsch's trembling resolve as Michelle is devastating.
Direction
Schmid's unflinching eye for ugly-beautiful border landscapes.
Writing
Mother-daughter revelations land like physical blows.
Creator
Hans-Christian Schmid
Julia Jentsch
Michelle Grabowski
Elisa Schlott
Janine Grabowski
Michael Grimm
Helmut Wagner
Saskia Rosendahl
Laura Wagner
Sebastian Blomberg
Leo Essmann
Nina Kunzendorf
Steffi Essmann
Johanna Ingelfinger
Manu
Golo Euler
Kai Jessel
Stephan Zinner
Gerd Markwart
Vedat Erincin
Ayhan Karaman
Teresa Harder
Kerstin Karaman
Mehmet Ateşçi
Tarik Karaman
Godehard Giese
Martin Göhl
Martin Feifel
Jens Köhler
Judith Engel
Juliane Durkheim
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Czech border setting isn't just geography — it's about porous identities, smuggled lives, and towns where two nations' failures meet.
That tracking shot through the meth house — filmed in a real abandoned building that crew members refused to enter without masks. The chemical smell was authentic.
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