2024 Show
Sweden · Swedish
A tragic novel contemplating teen delinquency is disappointingly adapted with the same Netflix approach
We don’t like to think about it, but there are children around the world recruited into organized crime, and sometimes, it leads to violent tragedies, the very kind we want to protect our children from. Deliver Me is a Swedish miniseries based on the best-selling novel of the same name that explores how a teen delinquent enters this vicious world. The series starts with the aftermath of an attempted murder– with Dogge holding a gun in his hands and his best friend Billy bleeding out in front of him. The cops in charge, led by Farid, hope to help him, by gaining more information about the gang they were recruited into, but it’s not an easy investigation. It’s depressing, especially when Dogge is so convinced he’d get off scot-free, and the issue is clearly important. But it also doesn’t stand out, as the series pulls off the same Netflix flair we’re already used to.
When teenagers Billy and Dogge are recruited by a local gang, the friends face a violent world they are too young to protect themselves from.
The attempted murder of a Swedish teenager living in the fringe follows a chain of events that starts when he and his best friend are recruited by a local gang.
The series alternates between the investigation and what happened before the murder. It’s not a terrible idea, but the way it’s executed feels disjointed, as the sequence shifts from past to present a bit too rapidly for viewers to take in each moment.
We’re not expecting child murder to be fun to watch, but the show’s done no favor to its excellent cast since it’s made with the same Netflix true crime flair.
Isabella Endrinal is a curator at A Good Movie to Watch. She's now free from the corporate night shift. Previous articles have been published in outlets such as NANG Magazine. She's currently catching up on some classic films… if she isn't coping with the fact that the Haikyu anime will end soon.
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