27 Oct 2016

TOUR DE FORCE



Let me be clear at the very beginning: I don't like musicals. I hate them. I hate them so much that I can not finish even the  ones that raid havoc on box-offices („Moulin Rouge!”, „Sweeney Todd”).

But, if you offer me a Korean musical, a Korean musical about female inmates that raise a baby inside the prison that must be put to adoption when it reaches 18 months, then, and only then, you have my undivided attention.

Few things in life are less painful than the separation of parents and their children. „Harmony” rides on that wave pretty skillfully, using the musical engine only to lighten up the difficult subject. The inmates attempt to form the prison choir is here in the back plan and that helps to succesfully separate musical from real life drama.

„Harmony” is more than a musical. It's an excellent drama based on a great concept.







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