Pustina
Screenplay:
Štěpán HulíkComposer:
David BoulterCast:
Zuzana Stivínová, Jaroslav Dušek, Eliška Křenková, Leoš Noha, Jan Cina, Štěpán Benoni, Eva Holubová, Oskar Hes, Martin Sitta, Janek Gregor, Petra Špalková (more)Episodes(8)
Plots(1)
A crime that crucially affects all parties stands at the beginning of the HBO Europe drama series Pustina (Wasteland). When Hana Sikorova, mayor of a northern Bohemian village, stands up to a large coal mining concern that offers villagers large compensation in exchange for abandoning their houses built on land containing brown coal deposits, her fourteen year old daughter Misha disappears. The search for her daughter makes Hana suspicious of the whole community, after years of peaceful coexistence. Under the pressure of unfolding events, the community starts to fall apart and show its true face. Solving the mystery divides the story into several interweaving narratives that ultimately connect in unexpected ways. (HBO Europe)
(more)Reviews of this series by the user 3DD!3 (1)
Episode 1 (2016) (E01)
This makes excellent viewing because it looks so much like a Scandinavian crime series thanks to the setting in the dirty post-industrial north of the Czech Republic. It’s really watchable, which is a success in itself, but the characters and their dumbness, corruption and instant unhappiness haven’t yet convinced me that this is the series of the year. This has pleasantly surprised me and I never have any urge to switch it off.
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