This is a drama concerned more with the medias preoccupations than with the conflict or people involved.
The fictional main characters reduce the real people behind them to caricatures seen many times before, for example in the 1985 'No Surrender'. The imposition of characters such as the immigrant runner are totally unnecessary and cheapen the production to the point of propaganda. Singling out the immigrant member of the production team involved in monetizing victimhood, as some angelic, innocent, arbiter is silly.
The depiction of the victims brother as a knife wielding neurotic juxtaposed with a suave, righteous, murderer was equally hamfisted. Its almost as if the writer is reinforcing, rather than criticizing the idea that victims have no means to express their rage until the media gifts them a forum. Some of the accusatory dialogue against the medias laziness and cyphers (catholic v protestant etc.) when misrepresenting the conflict was fruitful but given the hype, an overall disappointing effort.
The fictional main characters reduce the real people behind them to caricatures seen many times before, for example in the 1985 'No Surrender'. The imposition of characters such as the immigrant runner are totally unnecessary and cheapen the production to the point of propaganda. Singling out the immigrant member of the production team involved in monetizing victimhood, as some angelic, innocent, arbiter is silly.
The depiction of the victims brother as a knife wielding neurotic juxtaposed with a suave, righteous, murderer was equally hamfisted. Its almost as if the writer is reinforcing, rather than criticizing the idea that victims have no means to express their rage until the media gifts them a forum. Some of the accusatory dialogue against the medias laziness and cyphers (catholic v protestant etc.) when misrepresenting the conflict was fruitful but given the hype, an overall disappointing effort.