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Quicksand

2019 · 1 season

A cold, gripping plunge into guilt and privilege, unfolding in fragments that keep you uneasy and questioning long after each episode ends.

Created by
Per-Olav Sørensen, Lisa Farzaneh
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Hanna Ardéhn, Felix Sandman, David Dencik
Overview
After a tragedy at a school sends shock waves through a wealthy Stockholm suburb, a seemingly well-adjusted teen finds herself on trial for murder.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Per-Olav Sørensen, Lisa Farzaneh
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Hanna Ardéhn, Felix Sandman, David Dencik
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • class
  • guilt
  • justice
  • identity
  • trauma
Places
  • suburbs
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Created by
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Written by
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Starring
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Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 45 min each
Network
Netflix
Country
Sweden
Languages
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