The story deals with a topic that has been current lately, let's mention the movie Parasite or maybe the White Lotus franchise. Some kind of caste of the rich and those who serve them. Is this topic close to you? You live in a fairly socially balanced Denmark... “Well, what I think is great about the series is that it pushes back against the idea of our “socially balanced wel- fare society”, which we do live in – to some extent. It shows that, even in this “fairytale” of a society, corruption and blind spots, racism etc. do exist.” (Spoiler alert) The series tells us that you can get away with any crime when you're rich, and that leaves us feeling pretty annoyed. Did you feel that anger of injustice? After the last scene, is there a dilemma over who represents the main villain? “I definitely feel that anger, but I’m also glad the series ends with such a provoc- ative “morale”. That, as you say, in the end, the extremely wealthy 1% of this world will “survive” and get away with what they want. Its cynical, but it’s very true to the world we live in.” Moving away from the series, I have to ask you what’s new in Copenhagen. The last time we spoke you recommended the ARK restaurant, alongside Noma, of course. What’s trendy now? “I actually wouldn’t know, because these days I spend most of my time on playgrounds with my daughter. I can definitely recommend travelling with kids to Copenhagen. There are so many kid-friendly areas and amazing play- grounds all around, different museums like the National Museum or SMK al- so have great children’s sections. And, of course, there’s the great Experimen- tarium, where you can spend a full day.” And when are you returning to Serbia; do you have any plans to do something here again? “I’m planning to do a short film there this summer and, apart from that, to be with my family. I can’t wait.”
All kidding aside, Secrets We Keep became an instant hit on Netflix. Why do you think that is? “I think it’s a really interesting thriller, because it lifts itself up by dealing with some extremely relevant topics – blind- ness to privilege, what we do to pre- serve our social status etc. – and it’s all set in an extremely wealthy environ- ment.” What attracted you to the script? “I was so intrigued and fascinated by the whole setting. I felt like it really stood out and was far from being just a “normal” thriller or crime show. It deals with some really relevant issues that I hadn’t seen depicted on Danish tv be- fore. And, of course, I was in awe of the whole team, both behind and in front of the cameras.” This is a completely different role and a diametrically opposed
character to the one you played in The Chestnut Man. Was it difficult to play such a bad person, to put it mildly? Could you find within yourself arguments to defend her actions? “It is always a blessing to get the op- portunity to play a character so far re- moved from yourself. Where the mask is so powerful. And I was really chal- lenged in defending each of her actions, which is such a gift as an actor. Katarina married into her status and money. And if she take a wrong step, she could lose everything. So, she has a lot at stake all the time. But she also knows how to play the game. And really fights for her position – no matter what. At the same time, she constantly finds herself as a victim in situations, even though she’s extremely privileged. She’s definite- ly a narcissist! So, there were really in- teresting contrasts to play with. I real- ly had fun.”
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