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Black Earth Rising

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

Director

Hugo Blick

Year

Genre

drama, thriller

Production

Brain Damage Films

Awards

1 win & 6 nominations

Homepage

http://www.lightanddark.net

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This programme contains
some strong language - Black Earth Rising

This programme contains some strong language

This programme contains
some strong language - Black Earth Rising

This programme contains some strong language

This programme contains strong language, - Black Earth Rising

This programme contains strong language,

This programme contains
strong language from the start. - Black Earth Rising

This programme contains strong language from the start.

Not for me, Blake,
but it clearly is for them. - Black Earth Rising

Not for me, Blake, but it clearly is for them.

You are using bad laws - Black Earth Rising

You are using bad laws

Godwin Hall. I'm due in here... - Black Earth Rising

Godwin Hall. I'm due in here...

And they pay the bills, or at least
their church does. - Black Earth Rising

And they pay the bills, or at least their church does.

By the way, this phone... - Black Earth Rising

By the way, this phone...

- You don't think I deserve it?
- A fee of this size... - Black Earth Rising

- You don't think I deserve it? - A fee of this size...

We are one people now, - Black Earth Rising

We are one people now,

We are all ordinary mortals
in the eyes of the Lord. - Black Earth Rising

We are all ordinary mortals in the eyes of the Lord.

And anyone who refuses
to inform the people - Black Earth Rising

And anyone who refuses to inform the people

But the glass is soundproof, - Black Earth Rising

But the glass is soundproof,

We have a duty to memory. - Black Earth Rising

We have a duty to memory.

I thought it might be
how he got away and... Yeah. - Black Earth Rising

I thought it might be how he got away and... Yeah.

If I decide to sue you, it won't
matter how many church fetes - Black Earth Rising

If I decide to sue you, it won't matter how many church...

This programme contains some violent
scenes and some strong language. - Black Earth Rising

This programme contains some violent scenes and some strong ...

I keep telling you, - Black Earth Rising

I keep telling you,

One of the worlds leading prosecutors
in international criminal law. - Black Earth Rising

One of the worlds leading prosecutors in international crimi...

- What did you think?
- I am looking into the eyes of a devil. - Black Earth Rising

- What did you think? - I am looking into the eyes of a devi...

And trust me, when I look into the
soul of things, I look deep, - Black Earth Rising

And trust me, when I look into the soul of things, I look de...

What motivates you to vomit up all
this neo-colonialist bullshit? - Black Earth Rising

What motivates you to vomit up all this neo-colonialist bull...

Although finding you semiconscious,
covered in blood, - Black Earth Rising

Although finding you semiconscious, covered in blood,

We pretend
it's because I can't hear anything. - Black Earth Rising

We pretend it's because I can't hear anything.

I'm motivated to see justice done,
wherever the crime took place. - Black Earth Rising

I'm motivated to see justice done, wherever the crime t...

Un, deux, trois, - Black Earth Rising

Un, deux, trois,

Oh, and it just so happens all these
crimes, they take place in Africa? - Black Earth Rising

Oh, and it just so happens all these crimes, they take place...

We only prosecute those cases a
country is unable or unwilling - Black Earth Rising

We only prosecute those cases a country is unable or unwilli...

Or I'll pipe the rats right back. - Black Earth Rising

Or I'll pipe the rats right back.

Actually, I'm a pastor. - Black Earth Rising

Actually, I'm a pastor.

But I think it is most likely linked - Black Earth Rising

But I think it is most likely linked

But when it comes to action,
there are at least 40 individuals - Black Earth Rising

But when it comes to action, there are at least 40 individua...

Actually,
the last time I had it as a child, - Black Earth Rising

Actually, the last time I had it as a child,

And I'm sure they all
have a case to answer, - Black Earth Rising

And I'm sure they all have a case to answer,

They'd been poisoned by the water, - Black Earth Rising

They'd been poisoned by the water,

But you're telling us you successfully
prosecuted one of those cases. - Black Earth Rising

But you're telling us you successfully prosecuted one o...

After all, isn't what you do just
the latest example of self-righteous - Black Earth Rising

After all, isn't what you do just the latest example of...

Even though you and I, - Black Earth Rising

Even though you and I,

Of exactly the same sort that,
for hundreds of years, - Black Earth Rising

Of exactly the same sort that, for hundreds of years,

That was the last time
I took your advice. - Black Earth Rising

That was the last time I took your advice.

And now, having done it, you have
the temerity - Black Earth Rising

And now, having done it, you have the temerity

For justice that only you can provide, - Black Earth Rising

For justice that only you can provide,

So, you're right, I wouldn't feel
embarrassed - Black Earth Rising

So, you're right, I wouldn't feel embarrassed

MUSIC: [YOU WANT IT DARKER
BY LEONARD COHEN] - Black Earth Rising

MUSIC: [YOU WANT IT DARKER BY LEONARD COHEN]

I stand by my record because it is
a record of justice, all right? - Black Earth Rising

I stand by my record because it is a record of justice, all ...

You were set to go back immediately
after your triumph in Paris. - Black Earth Rising

You were set to go back immediately after your triumph in Pa...

Whatever the cause, whatever the history, - Black Earth Rising

Whatever the cause, whatever the history,

But then suddenly
Patrice Ganimana arrived here - Black Earth Rising

But then suddenly Patrice Ganimana arrived here

The International Criminal Court
is now in session. - Black Earth Rising

The International Criminal Court is now in session.

And I'm proud to have done that,
and I'm proud to keep doing that. - Black Earth Rising

And I'm proud to have done that, and I'm proud to ...

♪ Magnified, sanctified,
be thy holy name ♪ - Black Earth Rising

♪ Magnified, sanctified, be thy holy name ♪

And it may help you to know that my
daughter is black, - Black Earth Rising

And it may help you to know that my daughter is black,

Something tells me
you already have an opinion on that. - Black Earth Rising

Something tells me you already have an opinion on that.

Yes. My family adopted her. - Black Earth Rising

Yes. My family adopted her.

REPEATED TAPPING - Black Earth Rising

REPEATED TAPPING

And now you want to bring
her down your sister? - Black Earth Rising

And now you want to bring her down your sister?

Because of this, I ask the parties
that they address the court - Black Earth Rising

Because of this, I ask the parties that they address the cou...

You had one in France, but this one, - Black Earth Rising

You had one in France, but this one,

First, to defeat the evil that
had touched me, and second, - Black Earth Rising

First, to defeat the evil that had touched me, and second,

"Edward Holt." - Black Earth Rising

When I came here as a student, - Black Earth Rising

When I came here as a student,

...I want her to make an adjustment. - Black Earth Rising

...I want her to make an adjustment.

Something tells me,
if you're going to make this speech, - Black Earth Rising

Something tells me, if you're going to make this speech...

Whatever you do, - Black Earth Rising

Whatever you do,

MUSIC: You Want It Darker
by Leonard Cohen - Black Earth Rising

MUSIC: You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

And it is in the light of this
efficiency that I wish to raise, - Black Earth Rising

And it is in the light of this efficiency that I wish to rai...

So, I'm going to try and get this
judge to subpoena our Mr Picot - Black Earth Rising

So, I'm going to try and get this judge to subpoena our...

The only thing that drove me was fear. - Black Earth Rising

The only thing that drove me was fear.

He's the investigating magistrate
and he's heard both sides. - Black Earth Rising

He's the investigating magistrate and he's heard b...

No, Kate, they cannot, not really. - Black Earth Rising

No, Kate, they cannot, not really.

Ms Ashby, you are aware that the
DRC signature to the Rome Statute - Black Earth Rising

Ms Ashby, you are aware that the DRC signature to the Rome S...

Fear that whatever it was I had
escaped from would catch up - Black Earth Rising

Fear that whatever it was I had escaped from would catch up

Except we're talking
the French Secret Service here. - Black Earth Rising

Except we're talking the French Secret Service here.

We are managing to locate
everything we need, - Black Earth Rising

We are managing to locate everything we need,

Thank you, Madame President. We are,
of course, aware of this limitation - Black Earth Rising

Thank you, Madame President. We are, of course, aware of thi...

Interesting thing about this Picot fella, - Black Earth Rising

Interesting thing about this Picot fella,

I pushed on, - Black Earth Rising

Erm... pick my moment... - Black Earth Rising

Erm... pick my moment...

However, we feel it is vitally
important for us to establish - Black Earth Rising

However, we feel it is vitally important for us to establish

You think there's been a change of guard? - Black Earth Rising

You think there's been a change of guard?

So instead he was persuaded to serve
his penance in a different way. - Black Earth Rising

So instead he was persuaded to serve his penance in a differ...

♪ Magnified, sanctified be thy holy name - Black Earth Rising

♪ Magnified, sanctified be thy holy name

Until two years ago when I came to
an abrupt full stop, - Black Earth Rising

Until two years ago when I came to an abrupt full stop,

You are going to have to ask him
about that. - Black Earth Rising

You are going to have to ask him about that.

I have. He keeps telling me to wait. - Black Earth Rising

I have. He keeps telling me to wait.

I think he saw it as his
rightful punishment. - Black Earth Rising

I think he saw it as his rightful punishment.

Well, would be interesting to see
if anyone else offers us any help. - Black Earth Rising

Well, would be interesting to see if anyone else offers us a...

Because that's when I realised
that it doesn't matter - Black Earth Rising

Because that's when I realised that it doesn't mat...

Either way, when Picot smuggled him
out of the country, - Black Earth Rising

Either way, when Picot smuggled him out of the country,

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

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Hugo Blick

Writer: Hugo Blick

Production: Brain Damage Films

Genre: drama, thriller

Year: 2018

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice:

Released: 25 Jan 2019

Awards: 1 win & 6 nominations

Homepage: http://www.lightanddark.net