7.041 minSeason 2 • Episode 5
LatestAstrid Holleeder works towards the moment when she definitively betrays her brother to Justice. Flashbacks make it clear what childhood she and her brother have wrestled themselves with and how painful, but necessary, her betrayal is.
Acting
Rifka Lodeizen carries impossible weight in every scene.
Writing
Flashbacks that actually earn their emotional devastation.
Direction
Claustrophobic framing makes family feel like a trap.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Astrid Holleeder's bestselling memoirs; Willem Holleeder was convicted of ordering five murders including his own brother-in-law.
The real Astrid consulted on production, making this uncomfortably close to autobiography rather than pure fiction.
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