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Król (2020)
Amazing story, very sticky
The show brings to life pre-war Warsaw in a way that I couldn't shake. I always wondered where the attitudes of the Polish side of our family came from and the character and plot depictions in this story helped to explain it.
The story was skillfully told, parts of it dragged a bit (hence the 9 instead of 10 rating), but I couldn't stop watching in sections 7 and 8: themes began to gel and the ending blew me away.
The pacing reminded me of a Mark Helprin epic: it's a big story, with lots of entwined characters all building towards a revelatory ending that leaves you questioning a lot of things about your own life: what is true? What is so traumatic you invent another truth? How does that affect those around you (family, community, country)? Deep themes, interesting story, great plot, good acting/production: this has it all.
Parts are graphically violent which made it a no-go for my wife, but for me it only underscored how brutal life was in the pre-war period. Highly recommend this.