Some harsh truths come to the surface on ‘Black Earth Rising’
I have watched a few limited series on Netflix. They haven’t been bad, but at the same time have not always been what I expected them to be. When I heard of Black Earth Rising, I wanted to check it out because John Goodman was in it. I was able to get screeners for this series and here is my thoughts on it.
You can read the plot for Black Earth Rising here:
A contemporary thriller that follows the difficult journey of a woman, a Rwandan orphaned by the genocide, raised in London by an adopted mother, trying to discover the truth of her past. The series examines the West’s relationship with Africa, set in a world of prosecution of war crimes.
Black Earth Rising was an interesting series. It had some slow moments, but also a lot of drama and mystery going on. One woman wanted to find out about her past and who she really was. Meanwhile her country desperately wants the truth about its past to be told. Some people are working to make this happen while others are doing all they can to prevent this from happening. It was certainly different from most of the stuff I have watched on Netflix lately. I will say it was better than the last limited series I watched though. I can’t say this series will be for everyone but some people might enjoy it.
Black Earth Rising is available now on Netflix. You can follow this series on Facebook.