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Tyrannical union boss Leonard Sr
When maple syrup farmer Ruth Landry finds her livelihood threatened by money-hungry competitors who were once her friends, she hatches a plan to take revenge and shake up the industry.. Loosely based on the theft of $18 million worth of maple syrup from a Quebec warehouse in 2011-2012; five people were sentenced to prison.. In rural Quebec, Ruth Landry (Margo Martindale) struggles to keep her maple tree farm going while her husband is in a coma.
“The Fargo” is strong in this one
wants to steal her property on the cheap. Remy Bouchard (Guillaume Cyr) is the frustrated lone security guard at the union’s warehouse. Mike Byrne (Chris Diamantopoulos) is a small-time money runner for a Boston mafia family.
Tribute has been paid
Like that franchise, this could have been a movie or a TV series. There’s also snow, quirky criminals and small-town folk, and even a true/untrue story. The cast is led by the great Margo Martindale and the slightly wacky Chris Diamantopoulos.
The other problem is the language barrier
Two things worry me at the beginning and they hold the series back a bit. The story is inherently silly and I’m not sure it’s worth the Fargo treatment. It’s something you have to get used to.
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Despite the slow start, the series leaves me wanting more. One Hundred Years of Solitude is one of the biggest TV and streaming premieres this month.
