TV series

May 33rd

2004 · 1 season

A harrowing, claustrophobic plunge into trauma and control, demanding emotional endurance and offering little relief.

Overview: Ella is trying to escape her 'family', a small group of relatives and so-called friends who have abused her since childhood. When she visits an osteopath to relieve physical trauma, he encourages her to break from the abusers who still control her, but Ella's struggle brings pain, torment and turmoil not only to her, but also to Edward and his family, as they are sucked into her nightmare world.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Trauma, isolation, family, identity
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: trauma
isolation
family
identity
power
Places: home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild