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Eullenia - Make a Good Deal
episode 1
Thailand 2018
produced by David Cluck, Robert A. Neft (executive), Patrick Martineau (executive), Jeffrey Calman (executive), Brian Askew (executive), Peter C. Green (executive), Hugh Woolley (executive), Alan Woolley (executive) for Commercial Films Siam
directed by Paul Spurrier
starring Alec Newman, Vithaya Pansringarm, Apicha Suyanandana, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Gigi Velicitat, Katrina Grey, Nithid Benherdthaworn
written by Paul Spurrier, music by Paul Spurrier, Steve Jones
TV-series Eullenia
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Marcus Hammond (Alec Newman) is head of Eullania Bank, which means he's
a major player in the Thai financial world and thus a man as capitalistic
as they come - but he's also a philanthropist, picking seemingly random
people off the street, offering them great deals to improve their lives or
the lives of those dear to them. Take Nam (Apicha Suyanandana) for
example, a girl who has come to Bangkok from the country to make some
money - but now that she has arrived she doesn't have a clue how to, which
is doubly hard as she doesn't need the money just for herself but to help
her sister who's suffering from cancer and who needs quite a bit of money
for her treatment. Now Marcus is touched by this story, and he has more
than enough to help the girl ... but he asks for something in return - and
no, it isn't sex, he just wants to take her life ...
Allegedly Thailand's first genre TV series, and produced first
and foremost for the international market, Eullenia is nothing if
not extremely interesting, wrapping a piece of social commentary and
bitter satire in a piece of suspense and cruelty that leaves no box
unticked for genre audiences but manages to remain fresh and surprising
throughout, and that's carried by a very slick and stylish yet subtle
directorial effort and a bunch of strong performances. In all, a pilot
that really makes one long for more ...
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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