IM ANGESICHT DES VERBRECHENS

In 2010 the US were churning out revolutionary TV series by the hour. Even the European neighbours jumped on to the bandwagon – only Germany remained timid. Dominik Graf's mini series exploded onto this sleepy TV landscape like a bomb. No more cosy whodunnit, but tough realism: organised crime, people trafficking, prostitution, gang violence and corruption – and all of it beautifully woven into a suspense arc that is about loyalty and betrayal, friendship and family, tender love and ruthless violence. A milestone.