Hinterland - (2021)

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

A world-weary, haunted detective suffering from severe PTSD, trying to navigate a new civilian life. Hinterland (2021)

Expressionist noir. The film is heavily influenced by German Expressionism (e.g., The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari ) and film noir. A cool-headed forensic doctor who aids Perg, bringing

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. Expressionist noir

The film uses extensive CGI to create a surreal, warped version of 1920s Vienna, characterized by distorted, canted buildings and dark, gloomy, and yellow-toned environments. Duration: 98 minutes. 2. Plot Summary