Springflut - Season 2 - DVD

Content: Half a year has passed since Olivia Rönning (Julia Ragnarsson) found out the truth about her origins. After spending the last few months in Mexico trying to find herself, she now returns to Stockholm. But as soon as she arrives, she is drawn into a new, dramatic case. Sandra (Saga Samuelsson), the daughter of customs officer Bengt Sahlmann, falls desperately into her arms having just found her father hanged. It quickly becomes clear that this was not a suicide. But why was Bengt killed? Are drugs that have recently disappeared from the customs evidence room the reason?

At the same time, the dismembered body of a blind woman is found in Marseille. When Abbas el Fassi (Dar Salim) reads about it in the newspaper, he asks Tom Stilton (Kjell Bergqvist) to go with him to Marseille to find out more about this murder. This trip involves a considerable risk for Abbas, but he simply has to take it. For the dead woman was the love of his life, with whom he once worked together in the circus.

Besides the proximity in time, these two murder cases seem to have nothing to do with each other. But as the pieces of the puzzle come together, a connection becomes clearer - a connection that reveals a terrible truth that will be suppressed at all costs.

The second season of the Swedish crime series Springflut is based on the novel The Third Voice by Cilla and Rolf Börjlind. The season deals with two really involving murder cases, but the real suspense comes from the question of how the creators will manage to bring the two different storylines together. At the beginning, the connections may seem a bit contrived. Especially the fact that Olivia, as soon as she gets out of the taxi, is immediately involved in the next case, seems a bit forced. But the more pieces of the puzzle are put together, the better the whole thing works.

The atmospheric imagery, the contrasts between sun-drenched Marseille and gloomy Stockholm, as well as the convincing actors ensure that minor lengths in the production are quickly forgotten. Especially Dar Salim (Game of Thrones) and Kjell Bergqvist deliver really strong performances. Overall, it is very positive that not only the main characters, but also supporting characters are given room to develop, which is also well used by the convincing actors and actresses. Thus, sometimes very interesting characters emerge, which give the series a special charm.

Springflut has a few small dramaturgical weaknesses in the second season, but they are made up for by the staging and the strong ensemble. Overall, this is gripping crime entertainment that lovers of thrilling fare from the far north shouldn't miss. Worth seeing!

Picture + Sound: The series lives on the visual contrasts of the settings Stockholm and Marseille. Accordingly, the color scheme also plays an important role. On the DVD, this leaves as positive an impression as the overall sharpness, which is a little above TV level, especially in the close-ups. The Dolby Digital 5.1 mix pleases with well intelligible mixed dialogue and some decent surround moments. Good!

Extras: Bonus material has this season box unfortunately not to offer.

Conclusion: The second season of Springflut tells again a very exciting story. Since it is clear that the two cases must somehow be connected, you fever as a viewer especially in terms of how the creators bring the two storylines together. This may seem a bit contrived, but it works really well in the end and is usually really exciting until the resolution. The 5 feature-length episodes are presented on three DVDs in good picture and sound quality. However, there are no additional extras. If you like Nordic Noir, this is very good. Recommendable!

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