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3/10
strange mix of scripted and naïve
12 December 2021
Was surprised to find out how oppressed society still was for Colton. I thought this was back in my days in rural europe, not in the 2000s in the US. Goes to show however how bad sports and religion are for people who are different.

Could not finish the series as it was too painful to watch him drag this out for cash on tv rather than settling in first.

Worst moment: coming out to his mom (supposedly in front of a camera with no warning) and his mom saying the right things but never giving him a hug! They awkwardly shook hands, the move initiated by him! No hug? From a mom who says I love you anyway? Outch!

Sports and religion are generally STILL NOT safe spaces for queer people. Neither is coming out on a tv show. The latter was his choice. Since being a tv personality is a fulltime job nowadays, i guess he'll be able to cope.
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Swedish anti-apartheid whodunnit
26 November 2004
there is lot to be said for Swedish made for TV film from the 90s. this particular one is certainly doomed by a rather good novel which it is based on. the screen writing follows the novel rather loosely but still tries to incorporate all the locations and characters of the original source and that is where this film does not work. i am not sure if there was a lot of material shot that ended on the cutting room floor or if the script is actually the choice. either way - it makes the plot complicated and not so very straight without adding excitement. some good writing has gone into this but maybe it would have been better to remove it even further from the novel. the editing especially lacks in craftsmanship. performances are rather good, however. one does get the impression though, that filming partly in cape town seemed to be a nice option for everybody. since Mankell is a very! famous author in scandinavia, one cannot help thinking that the team was under the impression that everything they produce is going to be a success.
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