Dam

I'm a South African and really wanted to like this local series... I couldn't... there were just so many mistakes in the storyline which culminated in the most absurd denouement I think I've ever seen. What a shame, what a waste of good talent in this country. Still waiting for a good series. This was a total shambles, but hey, some people loved it!

It's looks really great, there's a certain intensity in the beginning and it keeps you there for the most part. Eventually the pace starts to drag, the beautiful shots linger too long and it slips into melodrama instead of horror. Hopefully a second season will evoke more action and less crying. More intensity and less feelings. I still recommend the binge watch.

The first episodes were good but it seems the writers put themselves in a corner and couldn't live up to the hype they had built up It ends up being an underwhelming experience which lives you with more questions than answers.

The story itself is well written. I feel that the series has a lot more potential. It should have been filmed in Afrikaans. The farm scenes and culture would be much more eerie and true to the culture if the series was done in Afrikaans with an English dub as an option. We need to change the typical nature of Afrikaans series and I hoped this series would do that . Producing it in Adrikafrikaans would have set it apart from the typical netflix look. It is excellent otherwise and well shot for a South African production.

With its camera work, cinematography, convincing acting and more, Dam's intriguing story kept me hooked from episode one ... so so excited by the direction SA cinema is moving in.