Mystery Road

Hello, here I am again :)

I wanted to write an article about movies I’ve seen recently but well, I’ve already written one about movies and the ones I’d have talked about aren’t on in cinemas anymore, or only at extremely late hours.

I thus decided to write about « Mystery Road ». It’s an Australian TV series that I finished watching yesterday. It’s a sort of spin-off (I’m not sure it’s the exact term in this situation) of the movies « Mystery Road » (2013) and « Goldstone » (2016), both written and directed by Ivan Sen. I haven’t seen them (yet).

In the TV series “Mystery Road”, the main character of these two movies, Jay Swan (played by Aaron Pedersen), an aboriginal police inspector, is sent in a town in the Outback, to investigate on the disappearance of two young men, Marley Thompson and Reese Dale. He’s working with Emma James (played by Judy Davis), the chief of the local police. As they investigate, they’ll find more and more hints to find the two men and why they disappeared… 

Now, here are some reasons why you should watch this series :

1. It’s available on Arte’s website, until the 28^th of June (it’s free) (they also have, until the 15^th of August, 2 Quentin Dupieux movies and a series which you can check out too !). Here’s the link : https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/RC-016696/mystery-road/

2. It takes place in Australia, as I mentioned before, and all the characters have a strong accent, which can be funny to hear and sometimes incomprehensible.

3. As it’s set in the Outback, there are beautiful and impressive landscapes !

(These images aren't from the movie but to give you an idea)

4. I don’t know much about Australian culture and by watching this series I learnt a bit about the place of aboriginal people in this country and the tensions there can be between themselves and white people. You won’t see much of aboriginal traditions, except for one scene, but still it’s great and shows a more realistic (I can only guess because I know nothing about Australia but it’s not really romanticized) view on their place in society. 

I hope you enjoyed my article, tell me if you watch the series !

Iska