lillasparvoga Reviews

Orphans of a Nation (2019)

Minor characters are the best

[3/10 · 26 March 2023]

Unfortunately, the main storyline of this show is one of the most far-fetched that I've ever seen in my life. If the main characters Laila y Jamil had known about the existence of voice recorders, their problems would have been solved in the first few episodes of the show and none of what happened would have happened. The three main characters Laila, Jamil and Dalila are the most exaggerated characters there can be, very sketchy, with little development behind, very plain and superficial. The good ones are too sweet and too good and the evil ones are quintessential evil. At the end of the day, they look very primitive, even idiotic at times.

However, some secondary plotlines are truly moving and endearing like that of Cibele o Ali and Sara and also Bruno and Marie, and the story of Faruq - those are deeper, more complex, more touching and more true to life. The multinational touch is also nice but the main characters could have been more complex.

Intimacy (2022)

Breathtaking

[10/10 · 16 June 2022]

This is a TV show the world needs today. It's powerful, moving, unsettling, it tells stories of women mistreated by the world of men and by the world of the tactless and nosey. It makes one understand how vulnerable and unprotected we may all come to be and how fragile everything we have built is. And it makes one realize that it's worth fighting for our identity, for being true to ourselves and looking the world directly in the face without being afraid or ashamed. A potent message. And impeccable acting. And Itziar Ituño is just brilliant.