When teenager Lara is found hanged at the local ballet school it is assumed that she committed suicide; detective Gabríela believes there is more to it than that and starts digging into the girl's life. She isn't the only person investigating; Lara's parents have employed a lawyer to look into the case. As the series progresses it becomes apparent there are a lot of very unpleasant things going on; a pair of boys is posting videos of girls having sex onto the internet, a ballet teacher who bullies his students and gives them drugs, an adoptive father who clearly has something to hide and some young men who are getting teenage girls hooked on drugs before forcing them into prostitution.
This Icelandic drama tells a grim story so don't expect too many laughs. The story pulls few punches in the way it portrays various crimes; this is done in a disturbing rather than a salacious manner. The cast does a fine job; most notably Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir and Magnús Jónsson as the dogged Gabriela and Logi, the troubled investigative lawyer. It is interesting that nearly all of those who are suspected in being somehow involved in Lara's death turn out to have been involved in something deeply unpleasant. The ending wraps up most loose ends then asks more questions that will hopefully lead to another season. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to fans of other Nordic dramas just be warned that it certainly is not suitable for younger viewers, not that I think it would appeal too many.
These comments are based on watching the series in Icelandic with English subtitles.
This Icelandic drama tells a grim story so don't expect too many laughs. The story pulls few punches in the way it portrays various crimes; this is done in a disturbing rather than a salacious manner. The cast does a fine job; most notably Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir and Magnús Jónsson as the dogged Gabriela and Logi, the troubled investigative lawyer. It is interesting that nearly all of those who are suspected in being somehow involved in Lara's death turn out to have been involved in something deeply unpleasant. The ending wraps up most loose ends then asks more questions that will hopefully lead to another season. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to fans of other Nordic dramas just be warned that it certainly is not suitable for younger viewers, not that I think it would appeal too many.
These comments are based on watching the series in Icelandic with English subtitles.