The fourth installment of the Ireland thriller takes Grimme Prize winner Désirée Nosbusch as Cathrin Blake to Northern Ireland, where the wounds of the armed conflict are still deep. The reconciliation between the perpetrators and the relatives of an attack victim proves to be a complex challenge for the experienced psychologist - especially since not all the bills have yet been settled. The award-winning director Züli Aladag stages "Forgiveness" as a pulsating drama in which the psychological ballast of the past threatens to turn into new violence. Roland Stuprich's grandiose camera work turns the barren western Irish landscape into a field of projection for the interplay of trust, remorse and reconciliation. Decades of fighting in Northern Ireland left deep wounds that have not yet healed.
Criminal psychologist Cathrin Blake (Désirée Nosbusch) faces the delicate task of having to mediate in a perpetrator-victim conversation. 10 years ago, as a "New IRA" terrorist in his early 20s , Greg O'Leary (Gavin Fullam) was involved in a bomb attack that killed an bystander. Greg is ready to face a debate with Daniel Ward (Parnell Scott), the dead man's son. The little boy of that time, who had to watch helplessly when his father died, has become a bitter and insecure man. Greg sincerely repents, but fails to convince Daniel. The conversation ends in a scandal, Daniel also eludes Cathrin. Cathrin senses that Daniel's life is still being overshadowed by the death of his father and suspects that he is up to something.
But she has no evidence and cannot persuade Superintendent Kelly (Declan Conlon) to intervene. But Greg and his family, with whom he wants to build a new life in Galway after his release from prison, are threatened from a completely different angle: Because the old comrades-in-arms distrust Greg and his wife Aideen (Roisin O'Neill), they sense betrayal. And if there's anything unforgivable, it's treason...

The life of Cathrin Blake, alias Désirée Nosbusch, is in danger of getting out of joint: In "The Price of Silence", the criminal psychologist suddenly finds herself on a revenge campaign, the connection to a murder case only becoming apparent when Cathrin is already in great danger. At her side, Thomas Sarbacher and Rainer Bock play characters that are as charismatic as they are difficult to understand. Covered-up scandals and abuse of power – in front of this backdrop, director Alexander Dierbach unfolds his story about human longings and deformations, which captivates up to the last minute.
Life seems to mean well with criminal psychologist Cathrin Blake (Désirée Nosbusch): From the acquaintance with the charming Matt (Thomas Sarbacher)a tender love affair has developed. Professionally, however, Cathrin faces a tricky case: A year and a half ago, the renowned psychologist Helen Bell disappeared without a trace. At the time there were no signs of a crime, but now her body, which has serious injuries, is found. Cathrin, who had a passing acquaintance with Helen, is brought in to the case by Superintendent Sean Kelly (Declan Conlon). Helen's husband Erik (Rainer Bock), a colleague whom Cathrin values very much and who was receiving therapeutic treatment from Cathrin after his wife's disappearance, comes under suspicion. Erik seems to have an alibi. Nevertheless, distrust soon germinated in Cathrin as well. The psychiatrist, who seems to have such integrity, is hiding something.