The Break

Being a fan of Nordic and UK crime dramas, I try, from time to time, to widen my horizons and watch works with similar approach coming from other countries. A couple of times I have also come across Belgian related series and liked them rather lot.

True, they have all been Flemish ones. La trêve is the first one made in Wallonia, thus the basic language in French and the venues are so different from cities like Antwerp or Ghent... As I realised soon that the makers have liked Nordic Noir, I began to share the common feelings very soon, regardless of unknown performers and unvisited areas. The characters seemed realistic, I did not figure out the wrongdoer, the twists were there and not over-sophisticated; it is evident that a small community has its own secrets as well.

Well, the pace was not even as the last episodes started to sum up the events perhaps too hastily, after rather slow progression before, and the parallel psychiatrist interview revealed some moments too soon. Nevertheless, La trêve is a thrilling series, unless you like constant chases and cops having cute appearance and fancy cars...