The Women's War

T h e W o m e n' s W a r pics up from where T h e W h o r e s (2018) left off. I'm not sure why the changed the name, as it's based on one book (a trilogy, I think). It's a really emotional and thrilling series; it tells about a brothel, managed by madame Kukk (Merle Palmiste simply sizzles in the role, no wonder she has taken all the prizes for it). There's love, hatred and betrayal. Several girls come and go, as do spies and collaborators. It's 1941, so there are the Soviets and the Nazis. It looks more like a big film than a TV series. The costumes, the locations, the music are the best. You'll laugh and cry and then laugh again, and I think laughter helped people to survive in these horrible times where death was waiting around every corner and every friend might have turned out a traitor.

Sexy girls, spies, handsome blokes, swing music, murder, jealousy, secrets, history. A very tasty cocktail. Should be better known internationally, I chanced by it quite accidentally. Check your Amazon but be sure to start with Madame K, which is the first season of this series.

Yes, our people in Estonia, as well as people in other Soviet-occupied countries went through all this. I have my doubts if the whorehouses at that time really were as glamorous and clean as all that, but they call themselves 'gentlemen's club' so I might be wrong. It's a bit too romantic for my taste, but I guess it's aimed at women viewers and that's ok. It's still great to look at all these beautiful actresses and learn interesting facts about our history, such as the president Kennedy visiting Estonia before the WW 2.