Rec: top of the lake

I really enjoyed "Top of the Lake", a mini series on Netflix. It is about a woman detective in New Zealand, who has returned home to visit her sick mother. While there the detective, Robin, gets called in to assist on a case where a 12 year old girl, Tui, has attempted suicide in a cold lake. The show takes place in a rural area and the scenery is very beautiful. There are 7 episodes that flow one right into the next. This show deserves many content warnings, but I did not find it nearly as difficult to watch as other shows of the same genre, such as "The Killing" or even some episodes of Special Victims Unit. It deals with some heavy material, but it feels hopeful. I really believed in Robin.

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