Great storyline and even greater camera and editing work. The viewer gets a real sense of being locked up as a prison guard with a bunch of violent criminals. Who can you trust? Who will get jumped?
The claustrophobic feeling is so central, you even see it in the guard's private sphere. This is best represented by the guard Henrik who is living with his family in a damp caravan because his house is infested. Phenomenal symbolism!
I don't give much for the critics saying it's not a representation of real prison life. It's not a documentary - but a great fiction drama.
Season one's ending does however go a bit over the top. And things like the constant rain for dramatic effect does become a bit annoying.
The claustrophobic feeling is so central, you even see it in the guard's private sphere. This is best represented by the guard Henrik who is living with his family in a damp caravan because his house is infested. Phenomenal symbolism!
I don't give much for the critics saying it's not a representation of real prison life. It's not a documentary - but a great fiction drama.
Season one's ending does however go a bit over the top. And things like the constant rain for dramatic effect does become a bit annoying.