A Small Light (2023)
7/10
Very Good but Unneeded Fictional Brother
24 May 2023
Warning: Spoilers
The series itself is very good. This is a part of the Anne Frank story that I did not know. Reading additional info on Miep & Jan was quite fascinating, including their continued close relationship with Otto Frank. I absolutely loved the character of Jan and his portrayal by Joe Cole. I think he was the best fleshed out portrayal. His love for his wife, his nobility, his heartbrokenness at sorrowful news was just perfection. Who wouldn't fall in love with him? I would love to give this a higher rating than a 7 bit unfortunately the creators of this series decided to but a bit of "wokeness" in the story via the entirely fictionalized character of Miep's adopted brother who is portrayed as a homosexual. Miep had five foster brothers, none known to be gay. So this part of the storyline is fiction and a lie, basically so they can check off the box of gay character. Which brings down the whole quality of the production.
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