The series take place in the city of Antwerp and shows the ins and outs of an orthodoxs jewish family. There typical culture, the diamond business, drugscriminals and police. The show is a crime-drama. Well written en well played. Some storylines are too long and boring. But all the way it is one of the best Belgium series i have seen. In Antwerp, the diamond trade is still very lively and so is the Jewish community. The Belgian series Rough Diamonds shows how things are going in the Antwerp diamond district and the Jewish community. Combine these interesting subjects with an exciting crime story and you have a series with a lot of potential. Is it fully utilized? Given the quality of other recent Belgian series, the bar is in any case quite high.
Noah turned his back on his Jewish family and faith years ago and moved to London. When he returns for his younger brother's funeral, it turns out that his family is deeply in debt. Noah does everything he can to get his relatives out of trouble, but that might just drag them deeper into misery.
Rough Diamonds is both exciting and interesting. The Jewish community is rarely given such a major role in series. The makers seem to be making a statement with this, but they also know how to broach a subject that is both current and age-old. The fact that the family gets entangled in the underworld also creates the necessary tension.
Noah turned his back on his Jewish family and faith years ago and moved to London. When he returns for his younger brother's funeral, it turns out that his family is deeply in debt. Noah does everything he can to get his relatives out of trouble, but that might just drag them deeper into misery.
Rough Diamonds is both exciting and interesting. The Jewish community is rarely given such a major role in series. The makers seem to be making a statement with this, but they also know how to broach a subject that is both current and age-old. The fact that the family gets entangled in the underworld also creates the necessary tension.