This six part Danish series opens in 1999; a group of school children are setting off on a post-graduation trip. Nine year old Astrid is there to see off her sister Ida. The group never reach their destination; following an unexplained incident twenty one members of the class, including Ida, vanish. Only the driver and three members of the class remain. Astrid is then haunted by nightmares. Twenty one years later she seems to overcome the trauma of losing her sister when she receives a phone call from one of the survivors... she determines to investigate what happened. Intertwined with scenes of her investigation we see flashbacks to events in 1999, including a trip taken by Ida and three friends, the three survivors, to an island where they join in a pagan ceremony to the goddess Ostara on the Spring Equinox and young Astrid's experiences after the disappearance.
I found this series to be delightfully strange. The setup is interesting and Astrid's investigation and the flashback scenes gradually reveal what happened and the more we learn the more mysterious it becomes. Whether the disappearance will have a natural or supernatural explanation isn't too obvious; in fact I wasn't one hundred percent which way it would go until the final scenes. The cast is solid, notably Danica Curcic and Viola Martinsen, as adult and young Astrid respectively and Karoline Hamm as Ida. The series looks great; the nightmarish dream sequences and the pagan ceremony were particularly impressive. Overall a solid mystery with possible supernatural elements that I'd certainly recommend.
These comments are based on watching the series in Danish with English subtitles.
I found this series to be delightfully strange. The setup is interesting and Astrid's investigation and the flashback scenes gradually reveal what happened and the more we learn the more mysterious it becomes. Whether the disappearance will have a natural or supernatural explanation isn't too obvious; in fact I wasn't one hundred percent which way it would go until the final scenes. The cast is solid, notably Danica Curcic and Viola Martinsen, as adult and young Astrid respectively and Karoline Hamm as Ida. The series looks great; the nightmarish dream sequences and the pagan ceremony were particularly impressive. Overall a solid mystery with possible supernatural elements that I'd certainly recommend.
These comments are based on watching the series in Danish with English subtitles.