TV series

Better Man

2013 · 1 season

A somber, deeply moving true story that weighs the cost of a life caught between cultures and the law.

Overview: The remarkable life and death of Van Nguyen, a Vietnamese Australian man who was convicted of drug trafficking in Singapore and executed for his crime in 2005.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Death, justice, family, identity
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
justice
family
identity
isolation
Places: big city
prison
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild