
Top of the Lake (series) (2013)
Release Year: 2013
Nation: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
Alternative Title: N/A
Director: Ariel Kleiman, Garth Davis, Gerard Lee, Jane Campion
Writer: Gerard Lee, Jane Campion
Production & Genre
Producer(s): N/A
Companies: BBC, Escapade Pictures, Screen Australia, See-Saw Films, Sundance Channel, UKTV
Genre: Drama, Mystery
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Keywords
Keywords: female cop, female detective, missing child, new zealand, police detective, sexual abuse, small community
Story
In the remote town of Laketop, New Zealand, Detective Robin Griffin is assigned to investigate the disappearance of Tui Mitcham, a twelve-year-old girl pulled from the lake pregnant and refusing to reveal the father's identity. As Robin delves deeper into the case, she begins to unravel secrets about Tui's family and the powerful drug lord they are connected to. Meanwhile, Robin grapples with her own haunted past as she becomes increasingly obsessed with finding Tui.
Summary
Top of the Lake is a 2013 New Zealand drama series that follows Detective Robin Griffin, a woman haunted by her past, as she investigates complex and unsettling cases in remote Laketop. The series explores themes of sexual abuse, power dynamics within small communities, and self-discovery through the lens of its central mystery: the disappearance of Tui Mitcham.