Covid lockdown has been a succession of scandi-noir series, many of which I struggle to remember for long. Not this one! Centred on a family tragedy and the competing perspectives around what actually happened, each of the series' eight episodes offers one character's point of view. The acting is extraordinary, the camerawork and editing brilliant, and the actual events gradually unfold themselves (masterful editing) with all their dramatic and tragic consequences.
Up to episode 6 I would have rated this way off the 10-scale, but the final two episodes brought it back down to a 10: some perfunctory yet unnecessary script-writing and plotting spoilt an otherwise brilliant examination of family secrets. Difficult not to feel empathy with each of the characters, particularly the four teenagers.
The highlight is Karl the autistic son's episode, judiciously laced with anime sequences that beautifully capture both his artistic and autistic sensibilities.
Up to episode 6 I would have rated this way off the 10-scale, but the final two episodes brought it back down to a 10: some perfunctory yet unnecessary script-writing and plotting spoilt an otherwise brilliant examination of family secrets. Difficult not to feel empathy with each of the characters, particularly the four teenagers.
The highlight is Karl the autistic son's episode, judiciously laced with anime sequences that beautifully capture both his artistic and autistic sensibilities.