{"id":22194,"date":"2025-02-18T08:50:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T13:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T11:43:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T16:43:32","slug":"who-shot-otto-muellers-birk-rohelend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/who-shot-otto-muellers-birk-rohelend\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Interview: Who Shot Otto Mueller?\u2019s Birk Rohelend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Who Shot Otto Mueller?<\/em>, Viaplay\u2019s first original produced in Estonia, tells an Agatha Christie-like whodunit story that begins when a businessman and ex-Soviet wrestler is murdered on his 65th birthday. Every one of his family members is a prime suspect in his death, and each episode centers on a different person and their potential motive as they share their own perspectives of the night of Otto\u2019s murder. Across eight episodes, long-buried secrets come to light and dark truths about the powerful man are unearthed before the final reveal.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 690px;\">\n \t                <div style=\"padding-top: 56.2504%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video data-video-id=\"6368832818112\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-account=\"1120308147\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-player=\"default\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-embed=\"default\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-application-id \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"video-js\" \n\t\t\t\t\tcontrols=\"\"\n                    loop autoplay\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\"><\/div><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/1120308147\/default_default\/index.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The series is written by Birk Rohelend (<em>The Pillow Club<\/em>) and directed by Ren\u00e9 Vilbre (<em>Class Reunion<\/em>), with a cast made up of Estonian stars. 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