Cry Wolf

The Cry Wolf series raises a very difficult topic that affects far more people than the general public would ever acknowledge. It is slowly becoming commonplace for couples living together to share care for children who do not have the same father, something which inevitably causes many complications in the relationships between the individual members of the household. The psychological or physical pressure that often occurs as a result, probably needs no mention. The problem is, among other things, that very few people are able to confide to their friends and family about things like that, let alone to social workers or the police... The Nordic filmmakers certainly have my infinite admiration for their craft-perfect and unusually thorough treatment of this painful subject. (95%) (05/27/2022)

It doesn't surprise me at all that Scandinavia, in this case Denmark, has opened up a topic like this. Their relationship between parent and child is well-known and highly discussed in Central Europe. The topic is fitting and it was very interesting to see in which direction the authors would take it. It's true that they stirred up a hornet's nest. They emotionally jumped around like on a see-saw. In the process of taking away children, they acted exactly how Scandinavians would act. But in the end, they didn't throw a spanner in the works, even though they could have, and they steered it in a way to come out of it as best as possible. In the context of the idea, it's a well-opened topic and surely one of the next interesting projects from the film masters of the north. (05/19/2022)