Waldgericht - Ein Schwarzwaldkrimi(2021)

Waldgericht – Ein Schwarzwaldkrimi is a German crime thriller that begins when a fruit farmer's body is discovered in a meadow orchard, staged grotesquely upside down like a scarecrow. Commissioner Maris Bächle and her colleague Konrad Diener investigate the ritualistic murder, but the case takes a supernatural turn when Konrad's introverted teenage son vanishes during a school trip and returns transformed, refusing to speak about his experience. Maris is haunted by her own childhood mystery—she was found alone in the forest at age eight with no memory of survival. As the investigators dig deeper with help from a city archivist, they uncover a dark local legend about forest spirits and an ancient execution ground hidden in the woods. The mythical Waldgericht, a forest court that once dispensed brutal justice, may be active once more. This atmospheric thriller blends crime procedural with folk horror, rooted in Black Forest folklore and small-town secrets.