Klan

Tired of shows glorifying criminals? KLAN is here for you. In a ceaseless torrent of new crime drama shows from Scandinavia, Mediterranean, Eastern Europe and last, but not least, the Balkans, KLAN is a breath of fresh air. And I speak both as a moviegoer and as a person which grew up in the midst of a civil war induced crime wave. What KLAN btings to the table is a relentless look at Balkan criminals, for what they are, with no makeup. Scared, petty, cowardly and oportunistic. Sure, they are loveable, but also dim. Seeing this bunch of happles misfits seems like the entire cast of Ettore Scola's Brutti, sporchi e cattivi, emigrated to New York to join the famed criminals of Coppola's The Cotton Club. Just as Francis Ford got tired of movies glorifying crime lords and made this great film in 1984 to subvert this, I am equal measure thrilled to see a show like KLAN coming from my home-contry. It's clever, it's great fun, it brings so many new and interesting actors (and actresses!), and it's bingeworthy. What more can you ask these days?