TL;DR – This is a fascinating juxtaposition between the normal and the absurd that sucks you in, and a poor woman’s life implodes one day.

Disclosure – I was sent a screener of this series.

Buried Review –

Today, we are looking at a series that is short in run time but big on impact. It is often said that less is more, and it is true that limitations can lead to creative solutions. The operative word in that sentence being ‘can’. However, today, we see that those phrases can hold true if you have a solid narrative hook and a production team that can make it work.

So, to set the scene, all across Australia, every morning, thousands and thousands of parents do the school run. Traffic, screaming kids, other obnoxious parents, and cyclists screeching down the road thinking they own the place. Abi Cohen (Miriam Glaser) is trying to get her daughter Rosa (Audrey O’Sullivan) to school while Leo (Hazel Howe) cries, and it all is a bit too much. But when she opens her door to help settle her baby, out of nowhere, a cyclist (Alex Yakimov) hits the door at full speed. Now Abi has a choice, a bloody choice.

What makes this show work is how you smash the perceived normalcy of a single woman trying to get her kids to and from work with the absurdity of trying to cover up a murder. Okay, not a murder, but at least probably negligent homicide. That hard cut between the different realities is always sitting there, waiting to go off as Abi’s life teeters on falling apart at any moment. This gives the short the energy that you need as the suspense of being caught is always there. What if someone looks in the boot when they shouldn’t, or is that blood, or have you been painting?

This wild juxtaposition is sold by Miriam Glaser’s performance as Abi, who barely keeps it together. While I am not usually a fan of in medias res, here it works perfectly because it helps highlight the surrealness of the show, but also the wild swings that Abi’s character will have. We add to this with a plethora of Australian character actors showing up for small roles with a significant impact. You almost expect Genevieve Morris to appear before she does. Each of these supporting roles helps capture a somewhat heightened reality of life while also being pure comedic gold.

In the end, do we recommend Buried? Absolutely. I had a blast with this show. While being quite short, it still hit with the impact that it needed. It is also great to see Australian funding bodies take a risk on something a bit odd, yet it worked so well.   

By Brian MacNamara: You can follow Brian on Twitter Here, when he’s not chatting about Movies and TV, he’ll be talking about International Relations, or the Solar System.

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Credits – All images were created by the cast, crew, and production companies of Buried
Directed by – Charlotte George
Written by – Charlotte George & Miriam Glaser
Created by – Miriam Glaser & Charlotte George
Based On –
Production/Distribution Companies – VicScreen, Screen Australia, Frantales & YouTube
Starring – Miriam Glaser with Hazel Howe, Audrey O’Sullivan, Fiona Choi, Alex Yakimov, Patrick Williams, Eliza Matengu, Louise Siversen, Alicia Gardiner, Vincent O’Sullivan, Alaska Borgeest, Syd Brisbane, Helen Clapp, Molly Morrison, Michael Faaloua Logo & Genevieve Morris
Episodes Covered – Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4 & Episode 5