Gestern waren wir noch Kinder

The plot is really interesting and intriguing but the horrible acting and cast is ruining everything.

The best part is, honestly, some of the music throughout each episode...

I watched it in OV - and that's my mother tongue - but I don't think that it gets better when one would watch it in the dubbed version in other languages (don't know if there are other languages available).

I'm not sure what the online hype is all about, but apparently in Germany one of the (very bad "actors") is a Influencer...

Throughout the series there are a quite a few twist-worthy moments which are really great from a screenplay writing perspective but could have been portrayed much better. The very terrible, horrible and sad acting remains, however, and takes away all the great twists and unforeseen, of the - as such - good story.

Honestly, i started watching s show because of Damian Hardung, but i liked the idea of this show a lot, it is really interesting, it contains lots of plot twists, but my rating is 6 just because of some inappropriate scenes (it is not my preference, but if you are okay with that - i am pretty confident that you will like it for sure)

Acting is ok at best. Cheque collecting otherwise. Writing though is horrible. So many improbabilities so many holes and more wooden dialogue than you can throw a stick at. Series tries hard to impress but fails on every level. Why can the Scandinavians and the British do this so effortlessly but the Germans fail miserably? Sky produced The Pass is an exemption as is Babylon Berlin but this, sorry, is glossy thrash. I'm sure the producers haven't spend as much time on this dribble as I have trying to come up with ever more and different ways to tell you just how bad it is. Oh and the soundtrack is the opposite is subtle. In your face emo ding dong.

ZDF goes Netflix again. And this time they succeed. Starts well, sucks you in and gets actually better from episode to episode. The two timelines are briliantly interwoven. Very good acting, with Rieke Seja (young Anna), Maria Simon (grown-up Anna), Julius Nitschkoff and - surprisingly - influencer and dance contestant Julia Beautx standing out. My complaint: This is absolutely tragic and serious stuff and sometimes the slick construction does not quite fit. For example, when a teenage suicide is just another ooops-detail. So nine stars only. But give it a try! Since this was a phenomenal success, a second season will certainly happen.

Really good and well-made series with a believable plot and sensational acting performances - especially by the young up-and-coming actors. Finely tuned music and very appropriate song selection indicates a lot of attention to detail! Bravo!

The series has a great arc of suspense and the viewer is constantly puzzling over why what happened.

Julia Beautx plays really excellent the role Office Vivian, even she is no trained actress. Also very good and credible: Rieke Seja as young Anna! The plot moves the spectators to beautiful but also a bit creapy locations in southern Germany.

All in all a german serial highlight of 2023!