Despite being a department of France, its clear that Guyane is terribly neglected, if this series is anything to go by. Even the capital looks run down and seedy and it's clear that there is grinding poverty more akin to that of a third world country. In this atmosphere, corruption flourishes. Neighbouring Suriname is portrayed as being even worse with the added disadvantage of being populated by a bunch of "crazies".
This is the backdrop to this story of a tale of illegal gold mining and the people involved in the trade. Life is cheap in the jungle for the criminal gangs who operate there enriching themselves to the detriment of the remaining indigenous people and of the environment.
Alongside the horrors of the mines, there are some human interest stories but not all are as believable as the scenes dealing with the extraction of the gold. I didn't believe that Claudio would have an affair with the person he did. I didn't warm to Serra's dual "marriage". Anita and Vincent was hard to swallow.
There were a couple of times when Vincent, in particular, acted in such a stupid way leading to disasters that I tutted with annoyance. And I didn't believe for a second the effect of the final gunshot of season two. That was completely out of character.
Despite all this, the two seasons were eminently watchable and I only took four days to see the lot. Overall, I'd recommend this.
This is the backdrop to this story of a tale of illegal gold mining and the people involved in the trade. Life is cheap in the jungle for the criminal gangs who operate there enriching themselves to the detriment of the remaining indigenous people and of the environment.
Alongside the horrors of the mines, there are some human interest stories but not all are as believable as the scenes dealing with the extraction of the gold. I didn't believe that Claudio would have an affair with the person he did. I didn't warm to Serra's dual "marriage". Anita and Vincent was hard to swallow.
There were a couple of times when Vincent, in particular, acted in such a stupid way leading to disasters that I tutted with annoyance. And I didn't believe for a second the effect of the final gunshot of season two. That was completely out of character.
Despite all this, the two seasons were eminently watchable and I only took four days to see the lot. Overall, I'd recommend this.