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Of course, Flat Country is full of success in terms of series. After two summers, which tells the story of a group of friends who reunite 30 years later after the death of one of them in an accident, CANAL+ offers Monday, July 3, a dive into 1985.
Brand new in France, this Belgian series created by Willem Wallin offers a directing lesson in tackling a true story from the 80s while also echoing current realities.
The Brabant Murders: From Reality to Fiction
“Brabant Murders”: If the name of this business undoubtedly evokes certain memories for some readers, others have definitely not heard of it. Still, it’s the bloody news that serves as the backdrop for 1985’s 8 episodes. This plunges us into 1980s Brussels, when the country descends into terror and becomes the theater of a series of deadly robberies.
If we’re meant to discover or reminisce about this period of history, the series does so with a plot that, on paper, isn’t all that original: two friends, Mark and Frank, arrive in the capital to begin. Gendarme career. Yes, but the success of 1985 is due to the portrait of these two heroes and the suppressed narrative, because it is through their eyes that we experience the change of the country.
And that’s not all, because this duo is joined by the character of Vicky (Mona Mina Leon), a law student whose progressive ideals conflict with those of Mark and Frank, and thus upset the balance of two life-long friends.
A series that everyone agrees on
Corruption, the rise of the far-right and violence: the drastic reconstruction of Belgium at the time produces a series full of tension, without embellishing or emphasizing the talents of its two main actors. Revelations Tyman Gowaerts and Aimee Claeys shine in these first roles, one serious and shadowy of a broken officer father, the other unstable and headstrong.
The qualities of interpretation and staging emphasized by many media are evidenced by Le Parisien describing the story as follows.amazing” as Obs applauds the streak that “It hit the bull’s eye“and”A paragon of efficiency“. “Outstanding“, for Télé-Loisirs, is treated as “Exciting” and also “The most fascinating series that you can watch on your screens right nowFor Le Figaro, 1985 leaves no one indifferent and proves to be a surprise series success that should not be missed under any circumstances. See you every Monday evening on CANAL+ and myCANAL.
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Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
