あらすじ
Dramatic news throw a young woman back into her childhood... One day, while playing outside with his friends, Stefan is watched by an unknown man. Although he has been warned by his parents, Stefan gets into the man's car, where terrible things happen to him. While his mother plans her revenge, Stefan's classmates form the RAFA gang with the aim of catching the unknown repeat offender on the streets. With clever ideas, they reduce the list of recorded drivers. But they need Stefan's testimony. Will he help them? Finally, they are eager for a solution. A decoy is sent onto the streets, and the trap snaps shut... Is the crime finally solved, or does everything turn out quite differently than hoped?
作品考察・見どころ
フランツ・オベラッシャーは本作で、失われた無垢と復讐心の危うい境界を鮮烈に描き出しました。被害者ステファンの深すぎる沈黙と、純粋な正義を掲げる子供たちの追跡劇。これらが複雑に絡み合い、単なる事件解決に留まらない、魂の救済を問う文学的深淵へと読者を誘います。 物語の核心は、ステファンが過去を言葉にする「証言」への葛藤にあります。悪を挫く罠が仕掛けられる中、傷ついた少年が自らの声を取り戻していくプロセスは、あまりに切実です。社会の暗部を見据えつつ、真実を求める人間の高潔さを証明する著者の筆致は、読者の魂を激しく揺さぶることでしょう。