“The Asunta case” was a revolution for the Netflix audience. The series that tells, in a dramatized way, the events surrounding the disappearance and murder of Asunta Basterra has become a success, leading the audience to investigate more about the real events, as well as to ask themselves all kinds of questions and ask the questions of. your own conclusions about the culprit(s).
One detail that many may not have noticed is that, despite the miniseries having her name in the title, we rarely actually see Asunta Basterra in front of the camera.
“The Asunta case”: why does the Netflix series hardly show the girl?
Ramón Campos, creator of the series, revealed in an interview with “El Televisero” that the decision to minimize the presence of the girl in the series was deliberate.
He recalled that when they filmed the 2017 documentary “What the truth hides: The Asunta case (Operation Nenúfar),” “we realized that Asunta had been objectified. The media had objectified her, she had become a photograph.”
In order not to fall into the same situation, they decided not to pay so much attention to the victim, even if it was a dramatized story: “The gaze and the camera should not be on Asunta, it should be on the parents and the investigators.”
“What we wanted to say was that Asunta, unfortunately, had nothing to do with her murder. She was a victim, a victim of a situation that was being experienced on her. It seemed to us that focusing on her added morbidity. “Why;” Ramon Campos added to the conversation.
So the only times we see young actress Iris Wu in the role of Asunta Basterra are “the important moments of the case”.
Why does the Netflix series ‘The Asunta Case’ end like this?
Another detail that has caught the attention of viewers is that, despite the strong content presented by the series, the last shot is happy: a portrait of Asunta with her parents years before the crime and very smiling.
In an interview with “Fotografia” Campos explained that he did not want the series to end with the image of the parents as “monsters”, despite the terrible actions for which they were convicted: “Okay, they did something horrible and at the Trial They were convicted of something horrible, but when it all started, it was a family that loved each other, that loved their daughter.”
The creator of the Netflix series himself confirmed the great affection that Alfonso and Rosario had for the girl when they visited their house: “All the elements in that house were dedicated to the girl.”
“There was a moment when everything went wrong, but before that moment this family was happy,” he added.
Let us know in the comments what you think about the decision of the creators of ‘The Asunta Case’ not to show so much of the girl.
Source: univision
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