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I have been a fan of Alan Ladd mostly because of the wonderful performance he put into Shane, one of my favorite movies. I hadn't really seen much else from him before watching this.

A very good major part debut for him. His acting is very good and his interactions with Veronica Lake are interesting. I can see why she was so popular. She had the trademark hair and she was very alluring and very sweet in front of the camera. Going to have to check out their other collaborations.

An engaging story and the acting and cast were great.

Raven really loved cats but people not so much! He could really run fast too.

I found this to be a superb movie, in content, script, acting, music, so many ways. Most of all it simply grabbed me by the heart.

The two main characters Klara and Aldo are the only surviving members of their respective families not long after WW II and living in Hungary. Where the communists had taken over.

She is 16 and very out of sorts which is understandable. She has no one and thinks she might be somehow reunited with her parents. He is 45 and alone as his wife and two sons didn't survive and he somehow survived a concentration camp alone.

Some may say the story is unrealistic, but to me that really didn't matter. With so many movies about love lost due to war, it is heartwarming to see a movie about two lost souls finding comfort with each other, albeit in an awkward situation. Maybe that couldn't have happened at that place and that time, but it doesn't matter as this is a movie and everything felt very real to me.

Any shortcomings pointed out by others can be overcome with the superb acting of the main characters as played by Abigel Szoke and Karoly Hajduk. I could especially relate to her portayal of Klara as she would cling to him, having been left with an aunt and feeling lost and forgotten.

It was in no way easy for them to regain any kind of love in their life after they had lost their entire families. But how nice to watch a film about new kinds of love forming slowly over time, even if in a difficult post-war country to be in.

I just finished watching season 2, after watching season 1 over again to remind me exactly what happened.

There are a whole slew of things that happen in this TV series that are simply not plausible. But really, the subject matter, acting, and story are so compelling that it really doesn't hinder the viewer from watching it. Frankly I was spellbound throughout the series.

There are a lot of unexpected turns of events and there is a lot of suspense and drama. Definitely adult subject matter and not appropriate for children. The writers are quite courageous in tackling some difficult topics that many writers may tend to avoid. Don't want to give too many details away. But aside from the in your face abuse of women, this series touches on subjects such as fanaticism, femicide, cultic mind control based abuse, strange cultic religious beliefs and practices, and a plethora of sinister mafia based activity and infiltration of various agencies including police authorities.

Apparently some or maybe a lot of the subject matter is based on real events. It kind of reminds me of Eyes Wide Shut in that people wielding incredible power are doing extreme evil right under peoples' noses or behind the scenes and no one seems to suspect a thing. Or if they did suspect a thing they didn't live very long. Along comes Veronica who gets curious and starts her own investigation which leads her into discovery of crimes that stagger the imagination. In effect going in where angels fear to tread. As each horrific detail is discovered by Veronica, the deeper she gets involved, until she is in over her head. But somehow she musters up the resolve, courage and strength to not give up. She gets help along this hellish journey from some very courageous people.

The number one plus of this series besides the unique story line and suspense is the great acting by Taina Muller and she is a looker too. As others have said her acting itself actually gets better throughout the two seasons. Some of the other acting is somewhat uneven but overall very convincing.

I was glued to my TV to watch every second of it and it really kept my attention on high alert. Which is the mark of an entertaining TV series. Definitely the best thing out of Brazil that I have seen, and rivals many of the best foreign crime dramas from many other countries. The ending looks like it will result in a season 3.