On my search for mini-series, a while back, I stumbled upon this one in a “Mini-series you must see” top, and I have been thinking about posting something about it, ever since I started this blog… the thing is… I don’t really know whether I liked it or not!
Well, let’s see if I can get some clarity writing about it, shall we?
The story is simple, but shocking. A 12 year old girl is found pregnant, chest deep in frozen water, in a New Zealand lake, trying to kill herself, and Detective Robin Griffin, in her hometown for a visit is called to help, but gets nothing out of the girl. The plot thickens when the girl disappears, and the investigation only brings up more and more questions.
The cast was quite new to me, so I can’t tell you a lot about what the actors are known for, with the exception of Holy Hunter, who I know mostly from the film The Piano, and plays GJ, a spiritual leader of a group of new age women, but they all played very believable characters. Robin Griffin, played by Elisabeth Moss, is the Detective who is on a visit and ends up following the case with much more interest then anyone from the local police, it seams. David Wenham, plays Al, the Detective Senior Sargeant who seams more interested in maintaining his position then anything else. Peter Mullan plays Matt, the girls father, a violent and controlling man who lives by his own rules. But my favorite, I can’t really tell you why, is Johnno, played by Thomas M. Wright, one of Matt 3 sons, who is turning his life around after 8 years in a Thai prison.
The series went slow and steady, very slow at times, with dull moments that told you nothing new about where Tui (the 12 year old girl) might be, and who the father could be, but by the end of each episode I would find myself wanting to watch another, and another, and another.
Tui, looked kind of in shock the hole time, never really showing any emotion as to what was happening to her, and most of the people seamed a lot like that, closed behind the doors of their own little worlds, not really showing anything. In fact, the biggest emotional burst came from Robin, who looked as if she was the only person interested in this case or in anything really.
The thing I can tell you is, that it gives you a good idea of what a close and small community is like. How everyone knows who they can stand up to and mostly, who they can do nothing about and how most people are quicker staying still rather then doing something to stand for themselves.
I devoured the series if only to finally find out what had really happened to Tui, but by the end, still couldn’t make up my mind on whether I had liked it or not.
So there you are… it’s not action packed, if that’s your thing, but I guess if you like mystery, you should watch it. It seams a bit strange at times, but by the end of each episode, you will be wanting more, but be careful, because it can be shocking.
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