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Black Earth Rising
Black Earth Rising is an exceptional political thriller, confronting relevant challenges and deep-seated geopolitical problems with storytelling verve and a wise refusal to provide any easy answers.
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Kate receives a clean bill of mental health, while Gen. Simon Nyamoya turns himself in; Eve's decision to prosecute his case leaves Kate reeling.
After a shocking crime at the International Criminal Court, Michael sets a new case in motion; Kate joins him on the investigation in France.
In Paris, Kate meets with a man who tells her that Father Patenaude is still alive; back in London, Eve's estranged sister, Sorcha, pays a visit.
Lesage comes clean about the conspiracy; after Munezero gives Kate a piece of her past, Michael works genocide architect Patrice Ganimana's case.
Alice and Mundanzi's shared past comes out; Kate receives a warning about Ganimana, but she considers taking on the case over Michael's objections.
Kate and Alice share a very eventful dinner; after Kate retrieves the Ganimana file, she and Florence travel to Rwanda on Eunice's initiative.
With time running out, Eunice decides to give a sworn statement against Ganimana as Alice returns to Rwanda; Michael tells Kate the truth.
While Kate travels in the Congo searching for mass graves, Michael receives an unexpected bequest that blows open a vast international conspiracy.
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Genres:Drama, War
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Network:BBC
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Premiere Date:Sep 10, 2018
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Kate receives a clean bill of mental health, while Gen. Simon Nyamoya turns himself in; Eve's decision to prosecute his case leaves Kate reeling.
After a shocking crime at the International Criminal Court, Michael sets a new case in motion; Kate joins him on the investigation in France.
In Paris, Kate meets with a man who tells her that Father Patenaude is still alive; back in London, Eve's estranged sister, Sorcha, pays a visit.
Lesage comes clean about the conspiracy; after Munezero gives Kate a piece of her past, Michael works genocide architect Patrice Ganimana's case.
Alice and Mundanzi's shared past comes out; Kate receives a warning about Ganimana, but she considers taking on the case over Michael's objections.
Kate and Alice share a very eventful dinner; after Kate retrieves the Ganimana file, she and Florence travel to Rwanda on Eunice's initiative.
With time running out, Eunice decides to give a sworn statement against Ganimana as Alice returns to Rwanda; Michael tells Kate the truth.
While Kate travels in the Congo searching for mass graves, Michael receives an unexpected bequest that blows open a vast international conspiracy.
Critic Reviews for Black Earth Rising: Miniseries
Audience Reviews for Black Earth Rising: Miniseries
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Dec 03, 2021It's really good but why does every work man in the show want to have sex with John Goodman 🤮🤮
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Oct 18, 2021A miniseries that only consists of 8 episodes needs to be able to catch the enthusiasm of the viewer very early (episode # 1 would be ideal)!! , but this show failed to be the least bit interesting on so many levels. The premise was there, but somehow it was quite poorly executed. A LITTLE bit of action and intensity would've been a big help for this show.
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Aug 01, 2021One of the most banal melodramas I have ever seen. Cartboard characters in poorly and artificially written situations. The creator has obviously never taken any time to acquaint himself with the mentality and experiences of actual people who survived genocide or some similar war crime or war trauma. The main character is an offensively cartoonish representation of an African descent woman with mental health issues. Far from being a thriller, this show makes it impossible not to laugh at the absurdity and campiness of supposedly emotional or suspenseful scenes.
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Mar 26, 2021Unusual and powerful series.
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Feb 01, 2021I need to see it again. The acting was exceptional. The plot is complicated -
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Oct 26, 2020I found this show very dull. Not a thriller.
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Oct 10, 2020This series made little of the material. It's slow and lacking in drama.
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May 05, 2019Complicated but worth the effort.
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Apr 01, 2019Strong start but from episiode 4 onwards the directing becomes unwatchable using repetitive panning/close-upping and down-your-throat-symbolism. Also, the storyline (and overacting) of the main character gets so overthetop that I stopped caring about it. In the end I'm sort of glad I watched it due to the indepth and holistic view of the Rwanda genocide which was truly horrific and worth pondering after watching.
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Mar 16, 2019It Could Be Great! But it's all over the place :(
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