A world-weary, haunted detective suffering from severe PTSD, trying to navigate a new civilian life.
When a series of brutal murders targets his former squad mates, Perg is drawn back into police work. He partners with forensic expert Dr. Theresa Körner (Liv Lisa Fries) to hunt the killer. The investigation reveals ties to Perg's own wartime experiences and a deep, systemic corruption within the emerging Austrian Republic. Hinterland (2021)
The story follows Peter Perg (played by Murathan Muslu), a detective who returns home to Vienna in 1920 after years of captivity in a Russian prisoner-of-war camp. He finds a city completely changed by the end of the Empire—impoverished, turbulent, and struggling with a "lost generation" of traumatized veterans. A world-weary, haunted detective suffering from severe PTSD,
A cool-headed forensic doctor who aids Perg, bringing intelligence and her own hidden scars to the investigation. Max von der Groeben: A young, suspicious police officer. 'Hinterland' review by Gavin McDowell • Letterboxd Theresa Körner (Liv Lisa Fries) to hunt the killer
Expressionist noir. The film is heavily influenced by German Expressionism (e.g., The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari ) and film noir.