Making-of

Today, we're not focusing on a new twist in the case, but rather taking a look behind the story.

 

From the outset, our Advent thriller “Frost & Flamme” was designed so that you would not only want to know “Who did it?”, but also “Why do people act the way they do when under pressure?”

 

To achieve this, we chose three perspectives:

Lena Berger – the investigator  

She represents responsibility, doubt, and the question of how much courage it takes to stand up against convenient solutions.

 

Jonas Keller – the business partner  

He shows how hurt, ambition, and years of suppressed feelings can build up – until a single second is enough to change everything.

 

Mia Novak – the witness  

She represents all those people who “only” observe, but who help write history through their silence or their words.

 

The song in “Frost & Flamme” that keeps coming up is deliberately chosen as a symbol: for a success story that shines on the outside—but has long since become an imposition on the inside. It is the soundtrack to a facade that is crumbling.

 

The anonymous emails, on the other hand, make it clear that the truth is often there, but not always loud. It is often scattered—in small clues, subordinate clauses, in people who “actually have nothing to do with the matter.”

 

Perhaps you noticed while reading: this story could also take place in other contexts—in companies, in families, in teams. Anywhere where silence and looking away seem more convenient than looking.

 

Tomorrow, we will take a look at what you personally can take away from this Advent thriller.