Shock Waves (French: Ondes de choc) is a Swiss television drama anthology series, broadcast by Radio Télévision Suisse in 2018.[1] The series consisted of four television films dramatizing true crime stories from European history.
The episodes premiered theatrically at the Solothurn Film Festival in February 2018,[2] and two episodes of the series, Diary of My Mind and First Name: Mathieu, received theatrical screenings in the Panorama section at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival,[3] prior to their television premieres in July. All four episodes were later screened at the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival.[4]
Episodes edit
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Diary of My Mind (French: Journal de ma tête)" | Ursula Meier | Antoine Jaccoud, Ursula Meier | July 13, 2018 | |
| Madame Fontanel (Fanny Ardant), a school teacher, must confront the effects of having been made an unwitting accomplice to a murder committed by her student Benjamin (Kacey Mottet Klein), when he confesses to the murder and his motivations in a homework assignment he turned in to her just before committing the crime.[5] | |||||
| 2 | "Sirius" | Frédéric Mermoud | François Decodts, Laurent Larivière, Frédéric Mermoud | July 13, 2018 | |
| Based on the Order of the Solar Temple fires at Salvan in 1994, a cult prepares for a mass ritual suicide.[1] | |||||
| 3 | "First Name: Mathieu (French: Prénom: Mathieu)" | Lionel Baier | Lionel Baier | July 20, 2018 | |
| Based on the real life case of serial killer Michel Peiry, teenager Mathieu (Maxime Gorbatchevsky) copes with being the sole survivor of a serial killer after being kidnapped and raped but escaping.[6] | |||||
| 4 | "The Valley (French: La Vallée)" | Jean-Stéphane Bron | Jean-Stéphane Bron, Alice Winocour | July 20, 2018 | |
| Riyad (Ilies Kadri) tries to outrun the police in a valley, after a failed attempt at car theft.[1] | |||||
References edit
- ^ a b c Thomas Sotinel, "TV – « Ondes de choc » : tétralogie sanglante chez les Helvètes". Le Monde, July 20, 2018.
- ^ "Ondes de choc : Ceux qui restent". Film Exposure, February 6, 2018.
- ^ "Programme for Berlinale Panorama 2018 Complete: What's Your Poison?". Berlinale. 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ 2018 Program Guide, Vancouver International Film Festival.
- ^ Guy Lodge, "Film Review: ‘Shock Waves — Diary of My Mind’". Variety, March 11, 2018.
- ^ Boyd van Hoeij, "'Shock Waves — First Name: Mathieu' ('Ondes de choc — Prenom: Mathieu'): Film Review | Berlin 2018". The Hollywood Reporter, March 8, 2018.
External links edit
- Shock Waves at IMDb
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