Black Earth Rising

[bainbrig]

Watched eight episodes. Can anyone tell us what it was about?

[retrocop]

I didn't watch it but would of given up on the 2nd,maybe 3rd, episode if I didn't know what it is all about. Too many 'Emperor's clothes' sort of entertainment these days.

[emmie]

no, i watched the eight episodes and wondered why i did.

[waterboatman]

I didn't bother!

[bainbrig]

Not just me then!

I was fascinated/appalled by the Rwandan massacres, and was hoping the drama would shed some light on it. Apart from the culpability of the French & Belgians, very little came from the programme.

[emmie]

i know, Kate was a mystery, apart from the fact that she was indeed a Hutu, whereas she had been brought up to believe she was a Tutsi, where does Michael figure in all this, and what happened to Kate's family, were they killed in the massacres. I found it all a bit obscure, well done but somewhat mystifying.