I'm just glad I didn't read the reviews before hand and would of probably steered clear. Thanks I didn't. This 6 part drama has it all. Don't listen to the doubters, it's great right up until the final second.
22 Reviews
Great show
jpsummerfield10 June 2021
Underrated
sammo-543-28151620 December 2020
Looking forward to Season 2 !
maeandersen16 December 2020
Along with the good Scandinavian police procedurals/noir, there is some total junk like this
random-7077825 February 2020
Firstly the user that gave it tens stars has one review in their IMDB history, meaning they are probably in some way affiliated with this production. I'l keep it short: I'm a fan of Scandinavian noir police procedurals. But at this point a fair LOT of total garbage is being made in this genre and this is a perfect example. The acting is just unbelievably bad. so is the script dialogue and plot. Worst of all it deploys the same tropes and spot cliches that are becoming utterly tedious in the genre: Immigrant victim? Check. Lots of didactic moralizing? check. Ending plot twist to wrap everything in a bow, but is insulting to intelligence of audience? Check.
Enjoyable thriller
bluesquirrel200414 February 2024
Warning: Spoilers
We found this a very enjoyable viewing and had us on the edge of our seats at times.
The following is just an observation, not a criticism, and the show was very enjoyable regardless of this.
After the show finished, we could not help but notice that absolutely nothing was resolved. There were crimes committed, and those crimes continued to be committed when the show ended. The criminals were there, and continued to be there after the show ended. No-one was brought to justice and police corruption was accidentally revealed when co-workers decided to turn a blind eye after discovering their colleague was the mastermind of the criminal enterprise.
The following is just an observation, not a criticism, and the show was very enjoyable regardless of this.
After the show finished, we could not help but notice that absolutely nothing was resolved. There were crimes committed, and those crimes continued to be committed when the show ended. The criminals were there, and continued to be there after the show ended. No-one was brought to justice and police corruption was accidentally revealed when co-workers decided to turn a blind eye after discovering their colleague was the mastermind of the criminal enterprise.
... shoulda-been 3-4 ... not-6
bjarias18 April 2023
... overall, it got saved a bit by the last couple episodes, but just a bit... were it a decent feature movie length, it would have been sooo much better... way it is now, at well over four hours is just excessive for the story... acting, production values-scenery are fairly decent... it's a lot the writing throws all things off
... some of the twists and turns are inventive, especially the final ninety minutes or so, but on their own cannot carry a plot-story too drawn out for time extended... most of the reviewers are more positive than deserved, but that's what makes some of these Euro-productions more interesting-watchable.
... some of the twists and turns are inventive, especially the final ninety minutes or so, but on their own cannot carry a plot-story too drawn out for time extended... most of the reviewers are more positive than deserved, but that's what makes some of these Euro-productions more interesting-watchable.
Very underrated intense thriller
trorvik6 December 2020
After watching the trailer and reading reviews I was very skeptical at watching this series. So I just put it on my long waiting list of potential series to watch for a long time. But today I needed something without too many episodes to be able to binge the whole thing in just one night. I also felt like watching a scandinavian crime serie. And since I have seen most scandinavian series there was not that many series that fitted all criterias that I havent already seen so I decided to give it a shot, very prepared to exit if I didnt like it.
And I am very glad I did. I think this is surprisingly one of the better series in this genre. It is not a masterpiece like "The bridge" or "Before we die". But it is a very good and intense thriller with characters that you care for. All technical aspects are great and very cinematic, and the casting is very good. And it has a great story with some twists that you might not see coming even if you think you have figured it all out. And as a bonus you might also learn something about some social and criminal issues.
I cant understand where all the reviews that rates it below average come from. Please ignore those and give it a try. My best guess would be that some of those reviews come from people who can't deal with the series taking twists and turns that you would not see in many american series that are sanitized to death to not upset anyone. Sometimes those twists mean that the story does not end very happy for everyone in the story. But the very fact that its unpredictable make it much more thrilling cause you are never sure of what its capable of doing. So give it a go. If you like scandinavian or european crime series I am pretty sure you will like this.
And I am very glad I did. I think this is surprisingly one of the better series in this genre. It is not a masterpiece like "The bridge" or "Before we die". But it is a very good and intense thriller with characters that you care for. All technical aspects are great and very cinematic, and the casting is very good. And it has a great story with some twists that you might not see coming even if you think you have figured it all out. And as a bonus you might also learn something about some social and criminal issues.
I cant understand where all the reviews that rates it below average come from. Please ignore those and give it a try. My best guess would be that some of those reviews come from people who can't deal with the series taking twists and turns that you would not see in many american series that are sanitized to death to not upset anyone. Sometimes those twists mean that the story does not end very happy for everyone in the story. But the very fact that its unpredictable make it much more thrilling cause you are never sure of what its capable of doing. So give it a go. If you like scandinavian or european crime series I am pretty sure you will like this.
Master piece, serie 2 is a must
sas201429 June 2021
This was unfortunatly a big waste of time, stay clear
Jumaas22 April 2020
I see myself as an somewhat experienced scandinavian crime watcher with maaaaany many series under my belt. Unfortunatly this series did not meet my expectations. From the first episode i got the feeling that this was going to be a bad one, but the storyline was in itself interesting so i figured i would give it a go anyways.
Well, sad to say, that was many hours a waste! The supriseing end did not make up for it. The dialouges are flawed and not belivable, the so-called detective work from the police is not credible. Many of the actors does not act well, and overall i feel like this series was just «thrown» together in a hurry with no regards to good screenplay or storyline. Sweden has SO many good crime series out there, this was not one of them.
Well, sad to say, that was many hours a waste! The supriseing end did not make up for it. The dialouges are flawed and not belivable, the so-called detective work from the police is not credible. Many of the actors does not act well, and overall i feel like this series was just «thrown» together in a hurry with no regards to good screenplay or storyline. Sweden has SO many good crime series out there, this was not one of them.
Best serie of the millenium
tselsmark21 August 2020
This serie has blown me away.It has it all.Trafficking, corruption, deprivation, psychology.Caracters are portrayed fantastic, you nearly get sympathy with some of the bad ones.But this is also teared away swiftly.Seriously, this serie is the best of the millenium.Watch watch watch, you will be deeply involved , and many of the actors are eminent .
They tried
eriklundholmericson14 February 2020
Warning: Spoilers
It's a series that wants to be more than it is. Some of the actors are good, others are really not that great. The dialogues can feel quite empty or hollow at times. The story is interesting and so is the theme but you can tell they've written it to work for TV as it has a lot of plot armor.
Overall a mediocre experience but the twist at the end was quite well executed.
Overall a mediocre experience but the twist at the end was quite well executed.
Clever intriguing plot
ckirtley-110 May 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Weaves between the lives of 4 people - A Romanian kidnapped to be a prostitute in Sweden, a nasty gangster & his henchman, the policeman & his wife who is crippled by the latter, and a Turkish petty thief, Sam.
Sam wouldn't get in to Australia, by the way, with is criminal record!
Sam wouldn't get in to Australia, by the way, with is criminal record!
Ignore the bad reviews
bellybuttongod28 September 2021
REPETITIVE AND BORING
berglundmathilda12 May 2020
It's about a girl who gets tricked into, what? You guessed it, prostitution, because that's all anyone can think of to write when it comes to female characters. This is getting repetitive, give us something new and exciting, not recycled material from the U.S.
Shocking, disturbing ... but perhaps not that memorable
BaronVonKolisch9 July 2021
The story is well conceived and well acted. At times, it is both grim and hard-hitting.
Fiction aside, the viewer may even be prompted to pause and consider the real girls who choose this risky way out of a dead-end life.
If those aspects came across well, then there were also some misgivings. As a theme, sex-trafficking, drugs and violence has been done to death in recent years, so it would take something very special to stand out from the crowd. This didn't quite hit those heights.
It should also be pointed out - and I've seen others mention it too - that the dialogue is frequently too abrupt to be realistic. - 7.7/10.
Fiction aside, the viewer may even be prompted to pause and consider the real girls who choose this risky way out of a dead-end life.
If those aspects came across well, then there were also some misgivings. As a theme, sex-trafficking, drugs and violence has been done to death in recent years, so it would take something very special to stand out from the crowd. This didn't quite hit those heights.
It should also be pointed out - and I've seen others mention it too - that the dialogue is frequently too abrupt to be realistic. - 7.7/10.
Another Scandi by numbers
philipfoxe11 June 2021
Wallander, The Bridge, The Killing, Borgen. Scandinavia has given us some excellent drama series. Sadly, however, a slew of rubbish shows has followed in their wake. This one is typical. Predictable, under produced, under scripted with two dimensional stereotypes. Motivations, actions and scripts have huge gaps. Conversations which would have been had are simply not there. Disappointed.
VERY VERY GOOD! JUST WATCH IT AND ENJOY
jgfriberg9 February 2020
Soooo bad
mylevin-016782 May 2020
A total waste of time
bif-2164717 January 2021
Warning: Spoilers
I was on the 3rd episode when I decided to stop watching. Such an unbelievable story and the worst actors I have seen in European tv series. A young woman victimized by sex trafficking became a hostage taker unclear what she wants. She suddenly became an expert in bomb-making!!! And the police? The most lame you will ever find!
Starts very promising. And that's it.
uudo-059236 November 2021
Just Plain Bad
myrubyjewel18 June 2021
Not good at all
nordivan10 September 2020
I have read the book which I thought was really good but the series is not like the book. Saw 20 minutes at the first episode but it was not at all like in the book so I turned it off. Should you make a series or movie of a book do the right thing and not invent your own story.
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