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Black Earth Rising

Black Earth Rising

2018TV Series⏱️ 1h 0mTV-MA
DramaThriller
7.5
IMDB Rating
6,045 votes

Kate is a survivor of the Rwandan genocide whose adoptive mother, an international lawyer, faces a case that will shake their lives.

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Dywayne Thomas, John Goodman, Michaela Coel
Release Date
January 25, 2019
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 6
Nominations
💬 110
Reviews
📋 12.7K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Dywayne Thomas
as Immigration Officer
John Goodman
John Goodman
as Michael Ennis
Michaela Coel
Michaela Coel
as Kate Ashby
Noma Dumezweni
Noma Dumezweni
as Alice Munezero
Lucian Msamati
Lucian Msamati
as David Runihura
Emmanuel Imani
Emmanuel Imani
as Florence Karamera
👤
Tyrone Huggins
as Patrice Ganimana
Tamara Tunie
Tamara Tunie
as Eunice Clayton
👤
Nicholas Beveney
as Nkanza a Nkanga
Treva Etienne
Treva Etienne
as Frank Munezero

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
16:9 HD
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Ghana
Production
Forgiving Earth, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Drama Republic

🏷️ Keywords

genocide survivorcolor in titlethree word titlelegal thrillerpolitical thriller

🎯 Categories

Legal ThrillerPolitical ThrillerPsychological ThrillerDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

This show is TOO GOOD TO LAST LONG!
by senegalstyle2018-09-15
10/10

"I can't remember seeing a more honest tv show about a contemporary African problem (rogue warlords) and the way white people in the west make a very good living taking 10 to 20 years 'bringing them to justice' and pulling political and economic strings to get those cushy jobs ... The beautiful lead character plays a Rwandan that barely escaped the genocide. She is reared in the UK by a liberal white adoptive mother who is also a criminal prosecutor for the ICC in the Hague. Her daughter is totally against prosecuting the only 'hero' in the war and it is creating confl..."

💡 Did You Know?

The actor Hugo Blick playing the vile attorney Blake Gaines, is also the series writer and director.

📖 Synopsis

Kate is a survivor of the Rwandan genocide whose adoptive mother, an international lawyer, faces a case that will shake their lives.