Corpus Delicti (2026)
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Hannah Herzsprung, Damian Hardung, Alexander Fehling, Haley Louise Jones
In a tightly controlled near-future society, a scientist investigates her brother’s murder conviction and begins to challenge the system.
The story
In the near future, the Method governs society, placing health, security, transparency, and order above individual freedom. Scientist Mia Holl’s life is upended when her brother Moritz is convicted of murder. Despite what the article describes as overwhelming evidence against him, Mia believes he is innocent and sets out to uncover the truth. Her investigation leads her to question the system itself and draws the regime’s attention. As she searches for answers, Mia is uncertain whether she can trust those around her, including her colleague Christiane Bülow, her brother’s lawyer Lutz Rosentreter, and journalist Heinrich Kramer.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In the near future, a social system called the Method governs people’s lives. Health, security, transparency, and order are at its heart, at the expense of individual freedom. The life of scientist Mia Holl is thrown into turmoil when her brother Moritz is convicted of murder. Although the evidence against him is overwhelming, Mia continues to believe he is innocent. She sets out to search for the truth and begins to question the system. In doing so, however, she attracts the regime’s attention. Mia is also unsure whether she can trust, for example, her colleague Christiane Bülow, her brother’s lawyer Lutz Rosentreter, or the journalist Heinrich Kramer.
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