Another great foreign-language thriller on Netflix.
La Mante is a French take on the "serial-killer helps cops to catch another serial-killer... or does she?" style. And there are plenty of twists.
At first it looks like we might get a different suspect nailed on in each episode, but that mercifully doesn't happen as the predictable path is avoided.
The main character La Mante (The Preying Mantis) is wonderfully done and you just can't tell what she is up to. Is she helping or is she behind everything? We are just kept guessing... as are most of the characters, who struggle to know who they can trust.
Watching with subtitles again makes this a very immersive experience. I watched the 6 one hour episodes in pairs over 3 consecutive nights. Compared to a 2 hour movie there is just so much more here to get into... a much more detailed story and better developed and rounded characters.
I am definitely ready for The Bridge 4 which is coming to BBC4 very soon now.
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