Reviews

Pretty extensive history, starting with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and ending with the Americans leaving in 2021. Some political figures and veterans who were involved comment. Consequences of the war and political decisions are discussed.

Overall this documentary was substantial and well-researched as far as I can tell. One remark: I wish it would have covered some backstory on the pilots and their radicalisation in Germany.

There was a bit much repetition. As often with Netflix docu-series, a documentary of an hour and a half would have been more suitable. But they had a lot of involved people to talk to, which adds value, so perhaps more time was needed. The feminism was understandable and necessary at first because of the way the first victims were presented. However in the third and fourth episode they went too far. Conclusions about society and men were drawn, from murders that were committed by one insane individual.

The assassination of Rohwedder and other 'capitalists' are so professionally executed that it raises questions. High-ranking key figures from that time comment on the difficulties and hostility around the reunification.

The title 'A Perfect Crime' doesn't do this high-quality documentary justice. This isn't some fictional action movie about a bank heist. I learned a lot, which i never would have expected from a Netflix documentary.

We use media with questionable ethics that track our every move, which allows their advertisers to sell us stuff and influence our view of the world. If you already knew that, you shouldn't watch this 'documentary'.

Netflix always does this: Take any social problem or injustice. Exaggerate it, repeat it. Invite woke activists as experts. Make them say stuff like ''if you aren't paying for it, you are the product", "billionaires", "taking away democracy", "reprogramming your brain". And voila, you just shocked the majority in the age between 14 and 19.

Don't get me wrong. Tech companies have too much power and invade our privacy. The 'wokeness', the exaggerations of how much adults are influenced and the fact that i heard nothing new just made this show unbearable for me.