This Monday evening, on TF1, France faces Switzerland in the round of 16 of the Euro. If the Blues have not so far made a sparkling course in the competition and have an unfortunate tendency to be feverish when they approach a meeting in the position of favorites, we risk saying that the biggest promise of suspense will not be on the football field but rather on the side of M6. Channel 6 offers the evening’s most tantalizing counter-programming, showing the entire British-Australian miniseries The Cry – also available on Salto.
It is a pity that the four episodes are bazaar in this way – the conclusion will be revealed around 1:50 am (!) – especially since it has been four years since this fiction, launched on the BBC in 2018, is expected on a French channel in clear. Having said that, The Cry lends itself perfectly to burst viewing (at binge-watching) so much it reserves of twists.
The scenario sweeps away expectations
The mini-series stars a couple, Joanna and Alistair, leaving Scotland for Australia to settle a family affair. The two lovers leave with Noah, their 3 month old baby. Shortly after arriving in the southern hemisphere, they let the child sleep in the car while they have a quick grocery shopping trip. On their return, the infant disappeared.
Here is, in broad outline, the starting point of the intrigue which twists the drama and the thriller with a formidable effectiveness. No sooner does the direction taken by history seem clear than expectations are swept aside to impose new challenges, new avenues and new perspectives. Unlike many other attempts of the genre accumulating reversals to the detriment of the plausibility of the story, Jacquelin Perske’s screenplay does not undermine its credibility.
Worn by a Jenna Coleman much more convincing as a distraught mother than in Quebec in The snake, The Cry has enough to give you as many adrenaline rushes as a possible French victory against Switzerland and leave you much quieter than a possible French defeat.