Within 15 minutes of the first episode of L'absente ( A Familiar Stranger) I was completed hooked. The story is of a young woman who appears with amnesia and is believed to be a child called Marina, who had gone missing 11 years before.
This series is addictive and I binged it all in one day without a moment of reprieve. There are twists and turns, and the story is so intense and haunting that you feel like you are there taking part, and wanting answers.
The cast is stellar. Salomé Dewaels as Marina/Alex is hauntingly beautiful in her role. Thibault de Montalembert as Laurent, the father of Marina is perfect in this role of a tortured father, longing for answers and seeking revenge.
I could not fault one single cast member. The all did their parts to a believable and brilliant degree.
Even the twists were done so well, there was no plot holes or cracks showing, which happens often in series that play on twists.
It is so well executed, you can not help but be engrossed from beginning to end.
I would highly recommend this series to anyone.
