De halvt dolda
(Those Half Hidden)
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4 part tv series from Sweden.
Dark themes -- withnessing traumatic death effect on a young child, the damage cause by Christian religious extremism, Nazi skinhead youth, bullying of gay youth, online catfishing, alcoholism, child abuse, closeted clergy, neglect of the elderly by children, women putting up with abusive husbands.
The author is fascinating. Royal prize winner. He has been Sweden's greatest stand up comic of all things. His brother is a leading Christian intellectual. Gay of course.
I had watched this years ago and randomly started watching it again without realizing that.
I'm glad I did.
I'm not usually big on rewatching stuff, but it's been so long that it was BOTH a fresh experience and somehow richer for the repeat.
Highly recommended.
Don't be scared off by some gay story lines in it. It is not a gay tv series per se.
Those Half Hidden (TV Mini Series 2009) - Plot - IMDb
The story of "The Half Hidden" is like a tapestry, in which the threads run obliquely between four different families in two different decades. Weaving recurrent patterns, the story unfolds upon the loom of our vulnerability in lives that are as brittle as the morning ice. This is the story of those who survived, and this is the story of those who did not survive.
The half-hidden, Jonas Gardell engaging depiction of a number of people in the two eras. The script, brilliant acting and strong efforts directed by Simon Kaijser da Silva quickly made the half-hidden to a cult series - one of the most unpredictable, most poignant and breathtakingly exciting ever shown on Swedish television.