Tod auf Amrum (1998)

The highly skilled Inspector Rolf Spiekermann, whose success in Hamburg’s criminal underworld has earned him enemies, struggles with the tension between his career and family life. To ease that strain, his family plans a vacation together on Amrum. Once there, Rolf is injured in an attack, but avoids worse harm with the help of a young hitchhiker. He suspects it was an act of revenge by Pjontek, a criminal he had sent to prison. The hitchhiker, Olaf, then pitches his tent on the Spiekermann family’s property. Their daughter, Jessica, develops romantic feelings for him, their son, Hendrik, admires him, and Spiekermann’s wife, Elke, also takes a liking to the young man. The inspector, who always keeps control at work, feels increasingly powerless in the face of the anonymous threat. When the local authorities’ investigation makes no swift progress, he begins investigating on his own. As the situation escalates and his family is placed in serious danger, Inspector Spiekermann has to realize that his professional skills are not enough to deal with this personal matter.