The Lake Triology from Slovenia

 One idea behind watching foreign films is to see something different and to also appreciate the similarities.  When I grew up Slovenia was unheard of as it was part of Yugoslavia.  After Tito died the several ethnic groups fought for their own independent state.  Most of us became conscious of constant fighting.

Now Slovenia is making its mark in the world.  One of my newspaper carriers was from there.  The most famous name for me is Luka Doncic.  Now I am becoming conscious there is more to the country.  "The Lake Triology" ("Jezero")  is a television series about detectives chasing murderers.  A familiar theme for us English speaking entertainment seekers.

To be honest the DVD layout didn't match the IMDB writeup.  The DVD title was "The Lake Triology" and came with three discs.  Over the three discs with 11 episodes.  Checking out IMDB cast and crew it seemed to be based on 6 episodes.  It now seems the grouped three stories, but didn't spread them evenly over the 3 discs.   It is really three stories and they are linked.

From a few episodes I became aware of a mountainous  country with scenic lakes.  They seem sophisticated enough, compared to our more familiar detectives.  Perhaps to get our attention they seem open about sex and nudity and of course there is female detective who is as smart as any male. 

In the second story there is a switch,  Tina is now Taras' boss and we learn she has a live in boyfriend.  In the third story Taras has left the police and is now a private detective.

This is an engaging and good quality product.  In the expectation of learning future connections here are some of the people who contributed.

Tadej Golob  wrote the novel for the stories and helped write the script.  He has 2 writing credits.

Matevez Luzar was a director and writer.  He has 8 directing credits, 12 for writing and 2 for acting.

Davor Herceg was the composer.  He has 28 composing credits and 1 for soundtrack.

Milos Srdic was the cinematographer.  He has 48 cinematography credits, 3 for producing and 2 for the camera and electrical department.

Ivana Fumic was the editor.  He has 53 editor credits, 1 for assistant director and 1 for script and continuity.

Sebastian Cavazza played Taras the main detective.  He has 77 acting credits including for "The Lion King" (2019).

Nika Rozman played Tina, the new detective.  She got her start in theatre.  She has been a popular host for a children's program.  Nika was a founder for the Screen Actors Guild of Slovenia.  She has 23 acting credits.

Gaja Filac played the daughter Monica.  She has 15 acting credits including several episodes on a British mini series, "Love, Lies and Record" ( 2017).

Jani Zombari played a police officer.  He has 14 acting credits, plus 3 for assistant director and 2 for stunts including "No Time To Die" (2021).

Andrei Lenart played another police officer.  He has 48 acting credits and 1 for stunts including "Hotel Portofino" (2024).

The world is expanding and you will find lots of foreign films engaging and entertaining.  I picked the DVD from my local library.

As usual I have bolded the first mention of films I have seen. They are not necessarily a recommendation, but generally I found them worthy of my time. If you follow the links you should be able to determine if a particular film is worth following up.