I really enjoyed this thriller. It was interesting to see one made in Romania. Unlike what some others wrote, with only a few cringeworthy moments I thought the acting overall was fine. I especially thought characters Filip and his foster mother were portrayed quite well.
Production values and music were fine too. The story gripped me for the full four episodes. Well done.
I don't usually write reviews with spoilers, but here I think it is necessary. So stop reading now if you don't want to know about the sad aspects of the gay story line.
I thought that the love story between the two boys was realistic. As were their struggles, considering this plays in an obviously homophobic country. The way that their parents and foster parents reacted broke my heart. As a man who has gone through similar heartbreak twice I can say that these parents (and the homophobic culture in countries like Romania) scar kids for life. The kind of damage that is done to LGBTI youth by treating them as deviants is huge.
Hopefully countries like Romania will throw off the primitive past over the coming decades like western countries did. The reminder of how things also used to be in western European countries was very painful to watch. Come on people. This is 2022 and life doesn't need to be this way. LGBTI kids deserve to have love in their lives just like anyone else.
Production values and music were fine too. The story gripped me for the full four episodes. Well done.
I don't usually write reviews with spoilers, but here I think it is necessary. So stop reading now if you don't want to know about the sad aspects of the gay story line.
I thought that the love story between the two boys was realistic. As were their struggles, considering this plays in an obviously homophobic country. The way that their parents and foster parents reacted broke my heart. As a man who has gone through similar heartbreak twice I can say that these parents (and the homophobic culture in countries like Romania) scar kids for life. The kind of damage that is done to LGBTI youth by treating them as deviants is huge.
Hopefully countries like Romania will throw off the primitive past over the coming decades like western countries did. The reminder of how things also used to be in western European countries was very painful to watch. Come on people. This is 2022 and life doesn't need to be this way. LGBTI kids deserve to have love in their lives just like anyone else.