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II. Abstract

: Analysis of Chief Inspector Sörensen (Bjarne Mädel) as a "vulnerable detective." Unlike the stoic investigators of classic German crime dramas, Sörensen’s primary struggle is his own sensory overload and panic attacks.

This paper explores how Sörensen hat Angst subverts traditional detective tropes by centering its narrative on a protagonist with a chronic anxiety disorder. It examines how the film uses the bleak, rain-soaked setting of Katenbüll to externalize the character’s internal turmoil, arguing that the film's success lies in its authentic portrayal of mental illness within a procedural framework.

: Discussing the technical choices (by director Bjarne Mädel and cinematographer Kristian Leschner) that simulate anxiety, such as hypersensitive sound design for mundane noises like flags fluttering or masts clattering.