Het Gouden Uur

Bloody awesome! The Dutch, outsiders on the film scene, are absolutely shocking with this series, crushing the competition and winning by a landslide. Amsterdam is overrun by organised terrorist attacks by Muslim scumbags and it's done so realistically and authentically that you'll shiver like never before! I haven’t been as uncomfortable watching a movie or series as I was here, part of the reason for that is that European terrorism is quite topical and here, watching it, you get the feeling that it's really happening and you are in the thick of the action and the chaos itself. I really appreciate that the series doesn't once slip into family drama or any other plot digressions, and we don't have just one attack here, but several! The protagonist is a detective, originally from Afghanistan, who learns that his childhood friend has come to Amsterdam and immediately afterwards the city is in chaos, so he searches for him on his own, only he becomes the main suspect in the case – The Fugitive and Hotel Mumbai in one! The highlight is definitely the 2-part massacre at the mall, where they fire uncompromisingly and coldly at everyone with a Kalashnikov. The hopelessness, helplessness and fear is unbelievable. The atmosphere of all those corpses rolling on the ground, including children, is uncompromising! I was a bit annoyed by the rules of the police waiting half an hour for a commando while the terrorists shoot 200 people, with the police waiting outside, but that's the lame protocols. For me, excellent stuff that keeps the pace, the tension, is uncomfortable and action packed enough. Quite possibly the best series or movie on terrorism I've ever seen. 10/10. (07.02.2024)