26 August 2020
Sex & Violence
Olympia Dukakis (Steel Magnolias) and Jennie Raymond drive the bleak, gritty Canadian drama series Sex & Violence as victim advocate Alex Mandalakis and Constable Maria Roach. It’s not bleak like the world is ending; it’s more of a raw type of bleakness, because each episode centres on a worldwide epidemic that’s close to home, especially in South Africa: breaking out of the cycle of domestic abuse.
The script is matter-of-fact. There’s no friendly banter. It’s straight to the point and the actors draw you in with emotive performances, playing characters who’re either being abused themselves, or trying to right the social injustice and crime.
This isn’t one for the kids or even teens – there are graphic scenes of nudity, sex and violence. Overall, Sex & Violence is in-your-face, dark, powerful viewing.
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