‘Rough Diamonds’ (2023): Belgian series on Netflix
Rough Diamonds is a new Belgian series for Netflix created by Rotem Shamir and Yuval Yefet starring Casper Knopf and Kevin Janssens.
Netflix takes us this time to Antwerp, in a diamonds and crime thriller that, although it may not seem so from the premise, has little or nothing to do with Guy Ritchie.
A classic crime investigation series with a very tv style rendering in its development (despite its hopeful beginning).
About the Series
Classic, entertaining, with a very TVish development, one of those series that meets the standards almost perfectly and that entertains, but with little much to offer than a more or less coherent development. It does have the grace (enough or not) of delving into the Jewish community settled in Belgium.
The character development is good. It does not pretend to make an intense series on a psychological level, it limits itself to allowing the characters get carried away by the intrigue, acting sometimes like trout driven effortless by the current. The expected in this type of intrigue. Read More..