“Hochhäusler has quickly emerged as one of his nation’s most promising younger directors. One Minute of Darkness amply confirms and consolidates that reputation, wrapping up Dreileben on a triumphant and haunting note. Indeed, the closing seconds are perhaps the finest in the whole project – beautiful, chilling and tragically ironic.” - Neil Young, The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Molesch, the sex offender and murderer who has been hiding out in the forest surrounding Dreileben (and voyeuristically lingering outside the frame) in the previous two installments, becomes central in this final episode. Middle-aged police inspector Marcus Kreil (Eberhard Kirchberg) may be losing his health, but his sense of ethics is firmly intact and his investigation simultaneously closes in on Molesch and leads him to a new discovery. Christoph Hochhäusler’s (The City Below, I Am Guilty) series contribution reveals the rot at the core of this sleepy town and, by extension, the Heimat films (1940s-1970s) whose sentimental, pastoral aesthetics provide its visual reference points. - Sydney Film Festival