The series stars Birge Schade, Christian Beermann, Kim Riedle, Naila Schuberth, Julika Jenkins, Haley Louise Jones, Justus von Dohnányi, Hans Löw, Sammy Schrein, Özgür Karadeniz, Seraphina Schweiger, Eskindir Tesfay, Florian Claudius Steffens, and Nagmeh Alaei. Riedle delivers a stunning performance, playing on many levels at once, her growing disbelief as she understands she has spent much of her prime so isolated, convincing and heartbreaking. Despite the intentional opacity of Riedle's character in many scenes, she is fantastic, delivering an intensely physical performance that illustrates how often trauma manifests in the body. Schuberth's performance -- as a twelve-year-old with a confidence and wisdom twice her age -- is beautiful. She can be endearing, mystifying and aggravating, sometimes in the same moment. She'll keep you coming back to a mystery that grows darker with every revelation. Switching from subdued to rageful, Riedle convinces you of both Jasmin's fears and her feral side. Riedle delivers a compelling portrayal as Jasmin, who, even in the grip of terror, projects an air of dangerousness.
The premise for Netflix's latest German release is simple: kidnapped woman miraculously escapes her captor after years living in fear. But the story that unfolds is much more complicated. The crime itself is supposed to be one of the major alluring elements of the show, but the more we learn about the case the less enticing it becomes. One of the great things about this series is that it forces you to confront your own lazy habits of thought, like judging characters in circumstances about which you know nothing. The series is somewhat of a retread of other television series with similar abduction/returned premises, though it is made better by the performances of its core cast. Creepy, measured, and mesmerizing, this drama takes a cliched premise and makes it fresh and absorbing with finely drawn characters played by magnetic actors. Despite the well-worn premise, it's still intriguing enough to keep one wondering what will happen next and who's up to what, which is saying something. Adapted and directed by Kleefeld and Pörksen, the six-part series is most magnetic when the camera - no matter if it's lingering on a close-up or framing her in a corner - captures the subtly changing nuances of Jasmin's face. For a crime story it is unusually gentle and generous toward its characters; it is not cynical or despairing - indeed, it is in the end a love story, or rather, several interlocking love stories set in contrast to the pathological mockery of one. We respond so immediately to any story about a missing woman that we may even overlook weaknesses in writing, performances or direction. That isn't a problem with the show.
Simon says Dear Child (Liebes Kind) receives:
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