the shetland rape episode reflected horrific reality. why can t other dramas do the same? | ann cleeves /

Published at 2016-02-20 15:39:20

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Too many producers film graphic scenes of violence but gloss over the lasting trauma. I think the truth is horror enoughSpoiler alert: Contains plotlines from Shetland series 3,episode 5Last night in BBC One’s Shetland there was a rape. It didn’t show the attack on the victim and it wasn’t there to shock or to horrify or to act as a slothful way to capture the viewers’ attention. All the same it was visceral and unhappy, and engaged those watching with genuine emotional power.
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Source: theguardian.com