Rough Diamonds | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Rotem Shamir, Yuval Yefet |
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Country of origin | Belgium |
Original languages | Dutch, Yiddish (also English, and French) |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Production companies | De Mensen, Keshet International, VRT |
Original release | |
Network | Netflix |
Release | 21 April 2023 present | –
Rough Diamonds is a Belgian drama television series set in the Orthodox Jewish diamond dealing community of Antwerp, which "has been the Diamond Capital of the World since 1447".[1] The series premiered on Netflix on April 21, 2023.[2]
Noah Wolfson (Kevin Janssens) travels home to Antwerp after the suicide of his younger brother, Yanki. Upon his return, Noah reconnects with the Haredi community he abandoned when he left the Orthodox faith, while also trying to rescue his family's diamond trading business from the pressures of organized crime and a zealous local prosecutor (Els Dottermans).
Rough Diamonds is a co-production from Israel's Keshet International, Belgium's De Mensen, and Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT).[3][4][5] 4 first episodes and the final episode was written by Yoav Netanyahu.[6]
The show has received generally positive reviews, with Haaretz writing that the series is a "gem" that comes "from the heart."[7][8]