- Inhuman sources is a Netflix original released in May 2020, and it’s a family drama similar to Netflix’s hugely popular Ozark.
- A middle-aged man who was fired from his HR position a few years ago struggles to make ends meet and accepts any job that would help him make ends meet. As his relationships with his wife and daughters become more tense, he comes for an unexpected second chance to get his old life back. It includes role play with hostages as the final step of the interview.
- The French TV series only has six episodes, but you’ll want more the closer you get to the thrilling finale.
If there’s one silver lining to the coronavirus pandemic, that’s more time to stream movies and TV shows from the services you’re currently subscribed to. The film industry may have been on a long hiatus, and many productions were delayed due to pandemic restrictions. But streaming companies still managed to release a ton of original content for 2020, with Netflix easily outpacing all others. Netflix said early on in the pandemic that its 2020 schedule would not be affected as most of the work had already been completed. The company delivered many originals, including a few brand new shows from international studios.
I’ve already talked about two international TV series that I was unable to deliver this fall, including To the lake, a Russian story about a pandemic, and Barbarians, a German TV series spoken only in Latin and German. There is one more Netflix original that I will add to my list of Netflix international creations, a show that is the French equivalent of Ozark.
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Inhuman sources or Skidding in French, the Netflix original was launched in mid-May. This feels like either a lifetime ago or just a few weeks ago depending on your perception of 2020. I’ve had it on my radar ever since, but never got around to seeing it and kept putting it off. The fact that it’s in French may seem like a deterrent to looking at it. But like any other international original, I would recommend that anyone view it in its original language. The dubbed version would feel wrong and rob these creations of their magic.
Inhuman sources is only six episodes long, a shorter series in line with what you’d expect from a European original. That is, the series will fly by, and you will wish for more episodes as you near the end.
I will not spoil what is happening in this review. I’ll tell you the drama falls exactly in the same category as Ozark and Breaking Bad. We have a family man Alain Delambre (Eric Cantona), who has reached the end of the line, and the only solution he sees is the crime.
For Delambre, it doesn’t make high-end meth in the back of a van, although a van is involved in the story, or laundering hundreds of millions of dollars from cartels. He’s a middle-aged former HR expert who was fired and had to take a few years jobs to make ends meet. This turn of events has affected his entire life and strained his relationship with his wife and daughters. At the age of 57, he struggles to pay the bills and has no real hope of getting back into his old job. That changes one day when he gets called for an interview for an HR job.
Shortlisted for a high-paying position with a large French company, Delambre finds out that he is going to be part of a bogus hinging situation involving some of the company’s top executives. The CEO wants to determine which of his lieutenants can be trusted under pressure because that person would have to handle a highly sensitive job in the company. The executives have no idea what to expect. But Delambre has his own plan to hijack the hostage situation for his own benefit.
However, the show is inspired by a true story Inhuman sources is not based on real people or events.
A highlight of the show is Cantona’s performance. Football fans would instantly recognize the name. Eric Cantona is the famous French footballer who had a great career in England with Manchester United in the mid-90s. He wore jersey number 7, which would later go to David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo. But he is also remembered for his temper on the field. Cantona was involved in an incident involving a spectator at one point in his Manchester career. The “kung-fu kick” earned him a short prison sentence and a ban on the sport. It also ended his career at the level of the French national team. Cantona eventually retired from football and took up acting. One of his first roles was for 1998 Elizabeth biography with Cate Blanchet.
This short history of Cantona is relevant to his portrayal of Alain Delambre in Inhuman sources. Cantona is now in his fifties, as is the main character. He is no longer a successful footballer in his prime, just as his character is no longer in his prime. But Cantona’s choleric behavior on the field really does seem to pay off in the movie. As Delambre grows more desperate, he grows more depressed and violent, which seems to fit Cantona like a glove.
It’s not just Cantona’s performance that makes the Netflix original binge-worthy. As in Ozark or Breaking Bad, Delambre’s actions affect everyone around him, and the family drama further fuels his actions and decisions. Suzanne Clément (Nicole Delambre, Alain’s wife), Gustave Kervern (Charles Bresson, Alain’s boyfriend), Alice de Lencquesaing (Lucie Delambre, Alain’s daughter), and Alex Lutz (Alexandre Dorfmann, Alain’s future employer) play great side characters.
Inhuman sources ends with a great cliffhanger for a second season, although that’s not necessarily necessary. Not to mention that the pandemic might make it a lot harder to film.
Chris Smith started writing about gadgets as a hobby and before he knew it, he shared his thoughts on tech matters with readers around the world. When not writing about gadgets, he sadly fails to stay away from them, although he desperately tries. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing.