Thursday Movie Picks #194: TMP Television Edition - Non-English

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This week's Thursday Movie Picks is TMP Television Edition - Non-English

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If you think you've seen this theme before, you're right. We had one last year. But since it is increasingly easier to watch international series what with all the streaming services carrying them, I thought why not make it a yearly thing. Here are the recent ones I've seen that I love.

Dark (2017 - )
In 2019 in a German town surrounded by thick woods, children have gone missing. As the community search for answers and tension increases, some of the townspeople are reminded of a similar occurrence 33 years ago. A drama mystery with a supernatural/sci-fi element to it, Dark is dark, interesting and it has time travel (highlight to reveal spoiler) so yeah I absolutely love it. The series is getting a second season so I'm glad, but I sort of think the first season ended with a kind of open ended ending that worked just as well if it ended being just a one season series. I kind of think they're all doomed anyway since they're in loop, bound to repeat themselves over and over again. Two people who were in a prime position to break the loop did not: Michael could not because of Jonas, leaving Jonas to make that self sacrificing choice on his own (highlight to reveal spoiler). Also the weird tattoo we saw is based on a supposedly actual ancient tablet that has since disappeared or something, so I wonder if they're going to weave some sort of fake mythology and explore it in season 2.  

Tabula Rasa (2017)

A woman suffering from amnesia is involuntarily committed to a mental institution when she becomes a key figure in the disappearance of a local man that she doesn't even remember she knows due to her condition. I really enjoyed this psychological thriller that constantly shifts between the present and the weeks and days before slowly leading up to the disappearance as the extent of her amnesia and the truth slowly reveals itself. Tabula Rasa sort of feels like a mash up of Shutter Island, The Orphanage and Before I Go to Sleep, so if you like them, I think you'll enjoy this.

Trapped (2015 - ) 
In a remote town in Iceland, part of a body surfaces in the port just as a ferry is about to dock. The local police desperately try to solve the crime as a snow storm descends stranding everyone including possibly the murderer. This is a solid thriller. I love the small town one arc sort of series and this is so soo good. I love the setting too; the unforgiving environmental conditions just adds to the claustrophobia and urgency of the situation.

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