TV series

Vildanden

1989 · 1 season

A slow, somber chamber drama where polite family life quietly curdles into heartbreak, demanding patience and rewarding it with quiet devastation.

Overview: The family happiness of the Ekdahls is driven towards a tragic disintegration.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Family, betrayal, deception, grief
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: family
betrayal
deception
grief
morality
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild