TV series

The Hidden Force

1974 · 1 season

A slow, sweltering descent into unease, where colonial arrogance meets an unspoken power that quietly unravels everything.

Overview: In the sweltering Dutch East Indies, the European colonizers are plagued by a hidden force; a combination of tropical magic, Eastern inscrutability and mutual incomprehension. Blind and deaf to the slumbering powers of the East Indian people, resident Van Oudyck, his son, daughter and seductive wife slowly but surely fall prey to this mysterious force...
How it feels: Eerie, tense, dark and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Colonialism, power, isolation, deception
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence, gore and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: colonialism
power
isolation
deception
fate
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong