As the title indicates, this audiovisual product deals with a real and devastating theme, full of violence and abandonment.
The Netflix platform has in its catalog “In your hands” (I dina händer) a Swedish series of just 5 chapters directed by Anna Zackrisson. It is based on the novel of the same name by Malin Persson Giolito and deals with a criminal gang that is the product of violence and marginalization of young people.
The series works as a social reflection of what it means to see teenagers as monsters and the lack of empathy in the face of the violence to which they are exposed. It has only 5 episodes of approximately 1 hour each. The script is written by Alex Haridi.
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What is In Your Hands, a Netflix miniseries, about?
In Your Hands focuses on the story of two teenagers who are linked to a criminal group. It shows a hopeless story about children left to their own devices in society. The plot revolves around a shocking crime, where a young man is involved in an act of extreme violence. In this way, it questions the responsibility of these children in the crimes.
The story offers a reflection on marginality, social exclusion and the failure of the system to protect the most vulnerable part of society. An important factor is the perception that society has of these young people, with prejudices and stigmatizations that have a total impact on their recovery process.
Trailer for In Your Hands, a Netflix miniseries
Cast of In Your Hands, Netflix miniseries
- Olle Strand (Dogge)
- Solomon Njie (Mehdi)
- Ardalan Esmaili (Farid)
- Yusra Warsama (Leila)
- Yasir Hassan (Billy)
Source: Ambito
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