Corpus delicti
Europe, mid-21st century. Democracy has been replaced by the medical dictatorship of the Methour It guarantees the individual a long and happy life without pain and suffering. But on the other hand, everyone is required to report regularly on their sporting activities, nutrition and sleep. There are penalties for omissions. Then something terrible happens: a young woman is murdered. The DNA found on the victim's body speaks volumes: the perpetrator is a student named Moritz. Only his sister Mia is convinced of his innocence. However, Moritz commits suicide in prison. Mia suddenly discovers that the system she believed in is not infallible. He wants to retreat into seclusion and mourn, but he can't. The system won't let her. She stopped fulfilling her medical obligations. Mia is forced to defend herself, she fights for her brother's rehabilitation and for the right to decide her own fate. And the dictatorship will begin to shake at its foundations. A critically and reader praised dystopia about a medical dictatorship was published in Germany under the title Corpus Delicti: Ein Prozess back in 2009. However, the theme was ahead of today. Its author, one of Germany's most highly regarded writers and a judge of the Constitutional Court of Brandenburg, suggests the direction society could take if human health were to be elevated to an absolute principle. It raises questions about what civil rights we are willing to give up in the name of health, or how we know that we are not being manipulated by "those at the top" to stay in power.
