{"id":194733,"date":"2021-03-05T02:39:41","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T23:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/crime-thriller-reflects-global-politics\/"},"modified":"2021-03-05T02:39:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T23:39:41","slug":"crime-thriller-reflects-global-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/crime-thriller-reflects-global-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"#Crime thriller reflects global politics"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Crime thriller reflects global politics<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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You can add \u201cCold Courage\u201d to the crowded genre of \u201cNordic crime thrillers,\u201d but this one has a twist: it\u2019s set in London.<\/p>\n

The eight-episode series<\/a>, which premiered last May on the Nordic streaming network Viaplay, is adapted from Pekka Hiltunen\u2019s series of crime novels and debuts March 11 on AMC+. It takes some time to hit its stride but, once it does, \u201cCold Courage\u201d presents an intriguing story of two Finnish women fighting for a common cause \u2014 while dealing with a myriad of personal issues woven throughout the multi-layered storyline. <\/p>\n

As the series opens we meet Lia (Sofia Pekkari), who arrived penniless in England from Finland several years before and now works as a graphic designer for New Level, a left-wing British magazine (she has no political interests but it pays the bills). To earn extra money, Lia is designing leaflets, on the sly, for Arthur Fried (John Simm), a bombastic, agitating far-right politician who heads the nationalistic Fair Rule party (its rallying cry: \u201cPutting the Great Back in Great Britain\u201d). It\u2019s a scenario familiar to political climates here and abroad.<\/p>\n

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Mari (Pihla Viitala, left) and Lia (Sofia Pekkari) join forces to take down a politician and solve a murder.<\/figcaption>
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As \u201cCold Courage\u201d opens in London, it\u2019s six weeks before the national elections. Fried stages a fiery campaign rally directly across from a Muslim community center, resulting in violence and leaving a young Muslim boy critically injured. It also draws Lia, unwittingly, into \u201cThe Studio,\u201d a shadowy, rogue organization fighting for the disenfranchised. Its main priority: topple Fried. The Studio is headed by Finnish-born Mira (Pihla Viitala), a psychologist who\u2019s burdened with some heavy emotional baggage and has a remarkable ability to \u201cread people.\u201d Meanwhile, Lia\u2019s best friend, Nina (Toni O\u2019Rourke), disapp<\/a>ears; when a horribly mangled, disfigured body is discovered shortly thereafter, she\u2019s the suspected victim (dubbed \u201cThe Faceless Woman\u201d by the British press).<\/p>\n

If this all sounds a bit complicated, it is \u2014 and that\u2019s only the tip of the dramatic iceberg. As Lia, working with The Studio, embeds herself in Fried\u2019s campaign, we learn more about her back story, which includes an abusive stalker (Elmer Black) and flashbacks to her relationship with Nina. Mira\u2019s past is also explored, most notably in her ties to her father and brother back home in Finland.<\/p>\n

\u201cCold Courage\u201d has a Nordic pedigree but the dialogue is mostly in English (there are subtitles when\/where necessary). It features a solid behind-the-scenes lineup including its co-writers \u2014 BAFTA-nominated David Joss Buckley and Brendan Foley \u2014 and directors Agneta Fagerstrom-Olsson (\u201cWallander\u201d) and Kadir Ferati Balci (\u201cA Good Year\u201d) \u2014 and was shot on location in London, Antwerp, Dublin, Helsinki and Finland, lending an air of authenticity to a series with an international flavor.<\/p>\n

Pikkari and Viitala turn in strong performances, both adding fine nuance and shading to Lia and Mira, and the series\u2019 political backdrop provides a \u201cdeja vu all over again\u201d feeling \u2014 with action, tension and an air of mystery providing the key ingredients needed to season this dependable thriller.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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