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The first season of the crime drama series Top of the Lake where the investigator investigates the case of the disappearance of a 12-year-old girl also pregnant. The investigator was coming to New Zealand to visit her sick mother when they told her she had to search and find the missing girl. What would she do in that case?
19 June 1954, Australia
19 December 1981, Canberra, Australia
1961, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
15 March 1965, Ashburton, New Zealand
May 31, 2017
The dialogue is measured and never preachy or overwhelming. Events unfold and secrets are unearthed without breaking the peace that hides the corruption and depravity of Laketop.
September 13, 2013
The acting draws us in.
September 13, 2013
Elisabeth Moss anchors the film as Detective Robin Griffin, a tough cop and restless woman whose curt manner suggests she has secrets.
September 13, 2013
Evolves into a rich portrait of hard lives and the possibility of healing.
September 13, 2013
Creepy and cockeyed, unholy and unnerving, Top Of The Lake is riveting stuff.
September 13, 2013
Its world is so specific and transcendently trippy, haunted by mythic legends rooted in this unforgiving geography, that it feels wondrously fresh, alien and unforgettable.
October 05, 2016
Top of the Lake will leave you on the edge of your seat, begging to learn more about the strange characters, Tui's secrets, and Robin's mysterious past.
May 04, 2017
The mystery hangs over the entire six hours but the story revolves around the characters and the unsettling atmosphere of the community as she churns up the uneasy frontier existence with her investigation.
September 18, 2013
The series did what independent cinema once did best: take a familiar format and fold it in on itself like origami, until what remains is both totally unexpected and deeply beautiful.
September 13, 2013
The more we learn about Robin, the more interesting she is, and Moss is really outstanding here as a character shaped by a past we gradually learn about.
