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While I wouldn't say this was a flawless film, I find it so much better than anything else made in our country. There is the cultural aspect, which will make the film stay relevant forever, as it adapts a historical piece of work. But even if I take that out of the equation, the film is still interesting enough. I would say some parts were more intriguing to me than others. I wasn't too big of a fan of the dream sequences or flashbacks but they didn't notably deter from the film either. It is a big challenge to do a historical piece on budgets available in our country and I felt the limitations could be sensed in some parts. However, still the overall impression on me was very good. I just want to praise the director for his choice of story while also knowing it will be even more difficult to execute it than on average. If only other authors in our country would follow his example.

I can sort of see where the previous reviews are coming from but I think they are being too harsh with their grades. The author chose to approach the topic in a demure way that makes the end result a bit less flashy than you'd expect from a theatrical film. However, although the film is a bit slow and static, making it feel like it's longer than its short time span, it still deals with such an interesting and important situation that nothing could ruin it. Some people, without seeing the film, were getting triggered and accused the film of having an agenda but to me it felt like it judged the situation that was portrayed fairly. I applaud the author for making a film about a topic that is worth speaking about and feel the film deserves getting awarded and praised.

The series moves at a very slow pace and could have been condensed in fewer episodes. Some drone shots of the city were pretty at first but then they became so overused and were just another thing that slowed the plot down. The screenwriter as a journalist writing about journalism certainly does have a better knowledge of the field but I find it questionable how honest he wants to be with it. Namely, the journalists are portrayed as being very principled when it comes to their work, as if they are all very passionate about it, wanting to do the right thing, and it seems like at least somewhat of an idealisation. The screenwriter also has no previous experience with screenplays and while he is confident he learned everything in few hours, I feel his lack of experience shows. There is a plethora of characters and oftentimes they do not escape from being stereotyped in various ways so I struggled to find someone particularly engaging. Overall the product is sort of passable but the series got fairly hyped and presented as the best local product out there so I certainly feel let down.