Murder and secrets: Passau crime thriller exposes dark machinations!

Murder and secrets: Passau crime thriller exposes dark machinations!

A new crime thriller is currently causing excitement in viewers' living rooms: "To die too young - a crime thriller from Passau". The suspenseful story was broadcast on ARD on November 8th at 9:45 p.m. In this 2022 production, audiences are taken on a captivating hunt for answers set in the picturesque setting of Passau.

The protagonist of the story is Miguel Abrantes Ostrowski, a restaurant owner who hires private detective Ferdinand Zankl to find his missing girlfriend Lina. She made off with an impressive sum of 50,000 euros, ten luxury watches and cocaine. But the investigation takes a tragic turn when Lina is discovered dead in her 1979 Golf convertible in a forest near Passau. A group of Bavarian young men made this fateful discovery during their beer hike.

Intricacies and secrets

What is surprising is that none of Lina's missing possessions are found. Instead, the investigator duo Zankl and former police officer Frederike Bader come across a mysterious second trace of blood on the back seat of the car. It leads to a student whose body was recovered from the Danube two years ago. This suggests that the story surrounding Lina has more far-reaching and darker implications than initially thought. The tension that lies over the plot is also intensified by the competition between Zankl and the Passau police, whose new boss happens to be Frederike's former witness protector.

The film's interesting cast adds to the drama even more. The charismatic Marie Leuenberger plays the role of Frederike Bader, while Michael Ostrowski shines as Ferdinand Zankl. The young talents, like Nadja Sabersky in the role of Mia Bader, who applies for an internship at the Passauer Presse, also fit seamlessly into the action. In addition to the actors already mentioned, Sigi Zimmerschied, Roland Schreglmann and Xenia Tiling are also part of the ensemble.

A trendy crime thriller

The director was Andreas Herzog, who gave the film a special touch with his eye for details. The author Michael Vershinin manages to keep the audience glued to the screen with his gripping dialogues and twists. And the musical accompaniment by Manu Kurz ensures that every moment of tension comes into its own. The film is a promising contribution to the crime series from Passau, which will be continued with a sequel “The River is His Grave” on April 7, 2026.

For everyone who missed the crime thriller: “Too Young to Die – A Crime Thriller from Passau” is available for a certain time ARD media library available and convinces with a captivating plot that won't end any time soon.

The production hits the nerve of the times and can be enjoyed as an entertaining and exciting input for the cold days in autumn. Anyone interested in a mixture of crime thrillers and emotional entanglements should definitely take a look.