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Bad and Crazy (2021)
A show that investigates crimes, but also digs into the hearts of heroes
Soo-Yeol is a competent and yet corrupt police officer (ironically) working for the Anti Corruption Unit. He's ambitious and is given an opportunity by Congressman Do Yoo Gon to get a promotion. It's around this time that he's on his way to the next level, that the righteous but crazy "K", enters his life. "K" dreams of being a hero. He serves as a foil to Soo-Yeol and helps him regain his humanity. The show investigates crimes, but also digs into the wounds and hearts of its heroes. Though "Bad and Crazy" goes through several story arcs, it is primarily a tale of two sides of the same person and breaks down taboos about mental illness. The writing on the show is air-tight, and I thought the casting for both leads and supporting roles was superb. It's also a story about self-discovery and being your own hero.
Farha (2021)
Creative "slice of life" yet historically accurate storytelling of the Nakba
'Farha' (2021) is a visually stunning, historically accurate film set in 1948 that depicts a relatively small-scale tragedy that Palestinians refer to as the Nakba (Arabic for "catastrophe"). The film doesn't detail the politics behind the arrival of the Israel Defense Forces. It primarily unfolds in a storage room, offering glimpses of life through a crack in the wall. Sound is used effectively to give color, further cementing the trauma of the experience in an emotional roller coaster. The storytelling techniques do not fail to describe the world beyond the walls: strafed by bullets, torn apart by cries of distress, and marred by an airless, oppressive quality.