Shadows on HBO ...
Message:Got some free winky points and turned on HBO for a few weeks.
I went through the "blockbuster" American crap pretty quick. Fast Forward is your friend.
Then, by chance, I stumbled onto "Shadows" which is a Romanian product. Unfortunately, it's all sub-titled so you have to read watch it.
It's a low level enforcer for a Romanian organized gang. It's a knock off of sorts of the Sopranos without the confusion on the comedy. Unexpected things happen.
While it gives the nod to their US big brother, they have not made the full woke conversion. This is going to sound controversial and perhaps beyond believable ... but ... people smoke cigarettes in the show. And, not a little. And make inappropriate slurs about each other.
It's violent to be sure ... and each season, the antagonists get worst. (I say antagonists because I'm sophisticated like that but mostly because all sides are technically not nice people.)
It was an interesting departure showing a slice of life in Romania. The actors are all talented and the writers are appropriately edgy.
Give it a click if you have some time.
Yours,
IronConrad
17-Jan-2021