danniaharnett

I loved this series, especially Ewan McGregor is as excellent as always & so was the actor who played his captor. The set was magnificent!!!

My only complaint for a beautifully written and Art Directed series is the utterly ridiculous and insensitive "diversity " casting. What an insult to all Russians that their culture is trivialised by casting people of all different ethnicities in roles that are historically completely incorrect. Millions died in this revolution and each culture deserves the respect by movies and TV to not smother it in silly PC characters. Would they remake ROOTS with an Asian cast? No, because that would be an insult to that culture. It's also so distracting as you cannot suspend your disbelief when the clang of the casting smothers every scene.

The first episode was a little slow but boy did it hot up after that. This is one of the most outstanding series I have seen in years. The young leads were both fabulous, the story tragic and heartbreaking. I found myself grateful for the poignant love story as a juxtaposition to the horror of this story that for me perfectly dovetailed in with my other reading of Auschwitz, like Primo Leo's "If this is a man" as well as non fiction references.

I have wondered all my life how such an horrific thing could actually ever happen, lately I've begun to see how.

I am truly grateful to have a series do this period of history justice without over dwelling on the horror but giving us a window into the period.

Thank God we didn't have to endure insensitive, stupid "diversity" casting that is now appearing everywhere and having me switch off most TV.