All in all a pretty watchable spy thriller. Yet some major plot holes downgrade the film.
(1) Why would the Stasi plant an imposter in place of a person that is still alive and actively seeking out her mother in the West. She even created a video calling out to her mother. If she hadn't traveled to Norway and/or the Norwegian mother had realized her real daughter was alive and well, the whole operation would have collapsed. The proper method would probably be to plant an agent in place of a person they know to be definitely dead and records erased.
(2) Why would the Stasi burn the girl's body in the woods not far from the residential area of the town. It would attract attention and leave bone remains. Far safer to bury the body.
(3) The assassination method to cut the breaks of the victim's car is comically unpractical. What if the driver uses the breaks while slowly moving out of the yard or if the victim simply survives? So many things could go wrong.
If these were authentic Stasi methods, no wonder they went out of business.
(1) Why would the Stasi plant an imposter in place of a person that is still alive and actively seeking out her mother in the West. She even created a video calling out to her mother. If she hadn't traveled to Norway and/or the Norwegian mother had realized her real daughter was alive and well, the whole operation would have collapsed. The proper method would probably be to plant an agent in place of a person they know to be definitely dead and records erased.
(2) Why would the Stasi burn the girl's body in the woods not far from the residential area of the town. It would attract attention and leave bone remains. Far safer to bury the body.
(3) The assassination method to cut the breaks of the victim's car is comically unpractical. What if the driver uses the breaks while slowly moving out of the yard or if the victim simply survives? So many things could go wrong.
If these were authentic Stasi methods, no wonder they went out of business.