Shock Waves (TV series)

Shock Waves (French: Ondes de choc) is a Swiss television drama anthology series, broadcast by Radio Télévision Suisse in 2018.[1] The series consisted of four television films dramatizing true crime stories from European history.

The episodes premiered theatrically at the Solothurn Film Festival in February 2018,[2] and two episodes of the series, Diary of My Mind and First Name: Mathieu, received theatrical screenings in the Panorama section at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival,[3] prior to their television premieres in July. All four episodes were later screened at the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival.[4]

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Diary of My Mind (French: Journal de ma tête)"Ursula MeierAntoine Jaccoud, Ursula MeierJuly 13, 2018 (2018-07-13)
Madame Fontanel (Fanny Ardant), a school teacher, must confront the effects of having been made an unwitting accomplice to a murder committed by her student Benjamin (Kacey Mottet Klein), when he confesses to the murder and his motivations in a homework assignment he turned in to her just before committing the crime.[5]
2"Sirius"Frédéric MermoudFrançois Decodts, Laurent Larivière, Frédéric MermoudJuly 13, 2018 (2018-07-13)
Based on the Order of the Solar Temple fires at Salvan in 1994, a cult prepares for a mass ritual suicide.[1]
3"First Name: Mathieu (French: Prénom: Mathieu)"Lionel BaierLionel BaierJuly 20, 2018 (2018-07-20)
Based on the real life case of serial killer Michel Peiry, teenager Mathieu (Maxime Gorbatchevsky) copes with being the sole survivor of a serial killer after being kidnapped and raped but escaping.[6]
4"The Valley (French: La Vallée)"Jean-Stéphane BronJean-Stéphane Bron, Alice WinocourJuly 20, 2018 (2018-07-20)
Riyad (Ilies Kadri) tries to outrun the police in a valley, after a failed attempt at car theft.[1]

References
  1. Thomas Sotinel, "TV – « Ondes de choc » : tétralogie sanglante chez les Helvètes". Le Monde, July 20, 2018.
  2. "Ondes de choc : Ceux qui restent". Film Exposure, February 6, 2018.
  3. "Programme for Berlinale Panorama 2018 Complete: What's Your Poison?". Berlinale. 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. 2018 Program Guide, Vancouver International Film Festival.
  5. Guy Lodge, "Film Review: ‘Shock Waves — Diary of My Mind’". Variety, March 11, 2018.
  6. Boyd van Hoeij, "'Shock Waves — First Name: Mathieu' ('Ondes de choc — Prenom: Mathieu'): Film Review | Berlin 2018". The Hollywood Reporter, March 8, 2018.
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