I found this to be a fairly compelling series that surely looks like it's headed for a second season. There are essentially three intertwined narratives going on here, the primary one being the kidnapping of a young girl who is held captive for nine years. Another is the continuing proliferation of pedophilia and child pornography, with the third being Miren (the journalist and protagonist), who is investigating and writing about the crime while also dealing with the aftermath of the gang rape she suffered a couple years before the kidnapping.
The acting, directing, cinematography and production values are all quite good and help keep the story moving, even when the script and the plot get bogged down in a few clichés. Miren (played stoically by Milena Smit) is a bit reckless, rude and either brave or stupid, depending on your viewpoint. But as a gang-rape survivor, you can sort of understand her rash behavior because she may not care about her own safety when it comes to saving a young female victim.
The kidnapping is neatly wrapped up in the six episodes, but the repercussions from Miren's gang rape are ongoing and could lead to a second season.
The child pornography may or may not be a recurring plot line as well, though some of it was resolved within the series. I found the show's treatment of pedophilia to be quite realistic (relax, there is no explicit depiction of pornography).
As a jailed pedophile explains the phenomenon of rape and pornography to Miren in one episode: "You're not fighting against people here. You're fighting against reality. I'm in jail. Did rape numbers go down? The amount of child pornography? It wouldn't matter even if you locked us all up. There will always be people doing the same thing. There's no one in charge. It's the system. The reality is it's just how things work. There are no bad guys. That's just the way the world is. And it will destroy you. Regardless of what you do, you've already lost."
Sadly, he's right. Of course it doesn't mean our society should give up fighting against sexual violence and depravity, but there is no way to change human nature. We'll be battling these issues forevermore.
"The Snow Girl" is far from perfect and I agree with the critics who declare that the police (while decently played by the actors) do a terrible job investigating one very obvious lead (the kidnapped girl's mother's clients and patients). Talk about letting nine years go to waste! But poor police work is nothing new to TV shows and here it's critical that Miren discover the roadmap that leads to the kidnapped girl. The mediocre police work isn't too distracting and barely makes a dent in what is a pretty solid series.
The acting, directing, cinematography and production values are all quite good and help keep the story moving, even when the script and the plot get bogged down in a few clichés. Miren (played stoically by Milena Smit) is a bit reckless, rude and either brave or stupid, depending on your viewpoint. But as a gang-rape survivor, you can sort of understand her rash behavior because she may not care about her own safety when it comes to saving a young female victim.
The kidnapping is neatly wrapped up in the six episodes, but the repercussions from Miren's gang rape are ongoing and could lead to a second season.
The child pornography may or may not be a recurring plot line as well, though some of it was resolved within the series. I found the show's treatment of pedophilia to be quite realistic (relax, there is no explicit depiction of pornography).
As a jailed pedophile explains the phenomenon of rape and pornography to Miren in one episode: "You're not fighting against people here. You're fighting against reality. I'm in jail. Did rape numbers go down? The amount of child pornography? It wouldn't matter even if you locked us all up. There will always be people doing the same thing. There's no one in charge. It's the system. The reality is it's just how things work. There are no bad guys. That's just the way the world is. And it will destroy you. Regardless of what you do, you've already lost."
Sadly, he's right. Of course it doesn't mean our society should give up fighting against sexual violence and depravity, but there is no way to change human nature. We'll be battling these issues forevermore.
"The Snow Girl" is far from perfect and I agree with the critics who declare that the police (while decently played by the actors) do a terrible job investigating one very obvious lead (the kidnapped girl's mother's clients and patients). Talk about letting nine years go to waste! But poor police work is nothing new to TV shows and here it's critical that Miren discover the roadmap that leads to the kidnapped girl. The mediocre police work isn't too distracting and barely makes a dent in what is a pretty solid series.