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I'm Latin American and I was very pleasantly surprised by this respectful and for the most part authentic representation of Argentinean culture. The cinematography is gorgeous- that alone makes the film worthwhile.

In addition, the actors are convincing and charming. There is great chemistry among the cast. My only suggestion would be letting the actors speak Spanish (at least when the American lead is not present and it's obvious they have no reason to communicate in English). I have every faith that the audience can withstand a few seconds of subtitles. Also the music when she first lands in Argentina sounds Spanish instead of Argentinean (this always happens when US films try to represent Latin American cultures). But again, the film is surprisingly respectful and feels authentic. Hallmark deserves a lot of credit for its respectful representation of non-US cultures. It's doing a much better job in that regard than Hollywood overall (see: the Emilia Perez controversy and its many Oscar nominations). I particularly enjoyed the scene when they are all singing in Spanish by the fire; more of this please!

Invito a las personas latinas a ver esta película, espero que les guste también. No está tan llena de los típicos estereotipos que siempre vemos en la películas estadounidenses. Good job Hallmark! It's very evident watching the film that you worked with local talent :)

I read a review from The Guardian which called the tv show cartoonish at times.

I understand that view but I believe this show deserves much more praise than it got. The "cartoonish" aspect, I believe, comes from its origin as a historical fiction novel. Personally, I loved the contrast between the idealized 1960s city (hairstyles, fashion, fun and liberated coworkers) and the dystopian reality of Fascism.

Watching this TV show in July of 2022 was chilling. I couldn't help but think of the parallels with today's resurgence of Fascism in many places of the world (and I believe the show mostly lets viewers make those connections by themselves).

Again, coming from a historial fiction novel, the ending is clear and satisfying. If you Google the main "villains" of the story, they were real people who actually only died relatively recently and seemed to have lived mostly unbothered lives in spite of everything they did. That along, in my view, justifies the importance of this tv show.

It portrays violence and sexism in a way that feels completely justified and in connection with the horrors of the Holocaust. It does not exploit the pains of being a woman in this world, rather it highlights that pain as well as it complexities-and specially the intersection between being a woman and Jewish.

I am glad I watched this show, I feel like I learned aspects of British history I didn't know, i was at once terrified of the world we live in and inspired.