Tragic events in Brazil go unnoticed in this show; here is The Endless Night review explaining all about it. Also known as Todo Dia a Mesma Noite, the show stars Debora Lamm, Thelmo Fernandes, Paulo Gorgulho, Bianca Byington, Leonardo Medeiros, Raquel Karro and Bel Kowarick, along with actors Erom Cordeiro and Laila Zaid playing the police officers. Additionally, Flávio Bauraqui joins the cast as a lawyer, while Paola Antonini, Nicolas Vargas, Manu Morelli, Luan Vieira, Miguel Roncato and Sandro Aliprandini play victims in the show.

There are five episodes in this limited series running for about 45 minutes each. The show is directed by Julia Rezende and Carol Minêm based on the novel The Endless Night: The Untold Story of Kiss Nightclub (2018), written by the award-winning journalist Daniela Arbex.

Netflix’s description of the show reads:

A fire at Nightclub Kiss, which killed 242 people at the nightclub in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, in 2013

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When a fire engulfs a building killing 242 people, there needs to be some kind of accountability. However, family members of the victims have waited for about a decade for any justice. The Endless Night begins by intelligently showing us the inner lives of the victims, making us care for their safety. It is the perfect way to make audiences relate to the stories of these families who will have to spend years trying to get any kind of closure.

The interesting thing about this show is that it avoids brutal imagery and sensationalism. Instead, it chooses to focus on the subtle hints which point to the tragedy taking place. Like Taika Waititi in Jojo Rabbit, the show’s creators have employed shoes and ringtones on mobile phones as a wonderful way to indicate the gravity of the tragedy.

It employs great exposition, taking the time to open up the personalities of the people and families affected by this tragedy but also keeps the fast-paced nature of the show going. Choice of location, certain shots and framing is done extremely well in the series, especially with the events leading up to the fire. The colour-grading also does an excellent job of conveying the time period of the events taking place.

While the writers could have easily ignored the emotional aftermath of the tragedy at the club, they decided to delve deep to show funerals and memorials for the victims rallying for justice for the victims. Many were killed after they left the fire in the club because of cyanide poisoning.

Another interesting aspect of the show is that the colour grading changes with the passage of time, indicating the return to the present and the lack of action taken by the law enforcement and justice system. The story is well-written, and expansive and covers every aspect of the incident, including the mental health struggles, the courtroom rounds and the detachment from people around you.

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It truly feels like the people who wanted to share this story with audiences are coming at it from a place of respect. This is the third-largest nightclub fire in the world, killing over 200 people. It is harrowing that more people don’t know about this. However, this show will definitely make its mark with the acting and writing. It maintains the tone, perfectly encapsulates the turbulent nature of the legal system and also features Brilliant performances from artists who know how to pierce the audience’s empathy threshold.

However, the one thing holding this show back is the sub-par cinematography. It is confusing because this show contains brilliant shots with excellent framing and contrast while also featuring some ridiculous zoom-outs and camera movements that lend this show a more student-made film rather than one with a Netflix budget. This is not to disparage that there are some brilliant trick shots coupled with exemplary editing techniques. However, the cinematography fails to offer the incredible storytelling experience this show brings to audiences.

The Endless Night Review: Final Thoughts

The Endless Night does a brilliant job of telling the story of families who went through something tragic while also keeping their dignity in mind. Featuring surviving victims and their experiences in the show just added to the encompassing nature of the writing. Apart from the technical reasons why you should watch it, the emotionality and the predicament of law enforcement clearly shine through in this show.

It is a brilliant indictment of how the legal system in Brazil is more concerned with sparing itself the blame than focusing on people who are accused of committing a crime against 242 people. The show exemplifies the ubiquitous presence of this event in the lives of the victim’s family and the depressing prospect that they may perhaps never get justice for their children.

The Endless Night is available to stream on Netflix. Were you impacted after watching this show? Let us know in the comments below.

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