The Danish miniseries La Palma has been among the most viewed on Netflix these days, but it comes with controversy.
Let’s start from the beginning: the series, of 4 episodes, follows A Norwegian family on vacation on the island of La Palma faces disaster when a young researcher discovers alarming signs of an imminent eruption. volcanic. A few quiet family days soon turn into a real fight for survival. Fredrik (Anders Baasmo) y Jennifer (Ingrid Bolsø Berdal), along with his children Sara (Alma Günther) and Tobias (Bernard Storm Lager), are caught in a real disaster unleashed by the awakening of the volcano.
Does it sound familiar to you? Indeed, it has reminded many of the real catastrophe of the eruption of the volcano of the La Palma in 2021 that left no fatalities, but was a true tragedy for the island with thousands of evacuated and homeless people and hundreds of houses buried by lava and ash.
Well, some viewers have taken to the networks indignantly. The reason for the controversy is the fact that the series is not focused on the palm trees, but on a foreign family for whom everything remains a story to tell and without a trace of the consequences that the area still carries: «I can’t imagine that Netflix would consider releasing tremendous shit. It turns out that those who suffer the tragedy of La Palma are Norwegians, who return home with an anecdote, and not the palm trees themselves who still continue to live in containers. AMAZING”, criticized a user on X.
The series team has not hesitated to respond to some of the criticisms and assures that The project was already underway before the disaster occurred, and that, in fact, they delayed filming until a year when it happened. In addition, the producers assure that it has had a positive impact from the point of view of the economic recovery of the island. Because yes, the series is filmed in real locations and brought more than a thousand extras, 20 Canarian supporting actors and 300 workers to the island.
Even so, some of those affected consider that it is too early to make a fiction about this tragedy, which, furthermore, does not take into account the point of view of the residents of La Palma. Controversial or not, the Danish series has been positioned at number 1 on the platform from day one and promises to continue making people talk.
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