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Black Earth Rising

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Kate Ashby was raised in Britain by her adoptive mother, Eve, but was born in Rwanda and was rescued as a young child from the genocide. Following in the footsteps of her mother, a respected British prosecutor in international criminal law, Kate works as a legal investigator for Michael Ennis. When Eve takes on a case prosecuting an African militia leader in the International Criminal Court, Michael and Kate are drawn in and their lives are turned upside-down. The series takes place in the U.K., the U.S., Europe, and Africa, and delves into challenging issues including race, justice, personal integrity and self-determination, on a global scale.
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Miniseries 79% 2018 Details

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John Goodman

Michael Ennis

Michaela Coel

Kate Ashby

Tyrone Huggins

Patrice Ganimana

Lucian Msamati

David Runihura

Danny Sapani

General Simon Nyamoya

Harriet Walter

Eve Ashby

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Synopsis Kate Ashby was raised in Britain by her adoptive mother, Eve, but was born in Rwanda and was rescued as a young child from the genocide. Following in the footsteps of her mother, a respected British prosecutor in international criminal law, Kate works as a legal investigator for Michael Ennis. When Eve takes on a case prosecuting an African militia leader in the International Criminal Court, Michael and Kate are drawn in and their lives are turned upside-down. The series takes place in the U.K., the U.S., Europe, and Africa, and delves into challenging issues including race, justice, personal integrity and self-determination, on a global scale.
Director
Hugo Blick
Screenwriter
Hugo Blick
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, War
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Sep 10, 2018
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