Episode 1
Martyr
The murder of Detlev Rohwedder, shot as he stood by a window in his Düsseldorf home, shakes the nation. But insiders understood the danger he was in.
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A Perfect Crime
20201 season7.0 / 10
Martyr. Capitalist. Occupier. Victim.
In April 1991, Detlev Rohwedder, the head of Treuhand, the East German Privatization and Restructuring Agency, was assassinated in Dusseldorf. This documentary details the strange evidence recovered.
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Synopsis
In April 1991, Detlev Rohwedder, the head of Treuhand, the East German Privatization and Restructuring Agency, was assassinated in Dusseldorf. This documentary details the strange evidence recovered.
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Episode 2
Capitalist
A Red Army Faction letter claims responsibility for the killing, but a lack of clues stalls the investigation. Now, former RAF members come forward.
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Episode 3
Occupier
The precision of the assassination raises suspicions among the authorities. What was the motivation — and who benefited from Rohwedder's death?
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Episode 4
Victim
Rohwedder becomes a convenient scapegoat as the desperate and enraged take to the streets. A new suspect emerges, yet the mystery only deepens.
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More about A Perfect Crime
Cast
Oliver Reissig
Beate Malkus
Tom PilathJuliane Werner
Peter Miklusz
Alfred Hartung
Tobias KasimirowiczCredits
- Created by
- Christian Beetz, Georg Tschurtschenthaler
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 4
- Original language
- German
- Original title
- Rohwedder – Einigkeit und Mord und Freiheit
Networks & production
Netflix
Beetz Brothers Film ProductionGermany
Themes
assassinationcapitalismdomestic terrorismgerman democratic republicgerman reunificationminiseriespoliticsstasi