Season 2 • Episode 8
LatestVincent, a 20-year old geology student from Paris, goes to French Guyana to do an internship at a gold mining company. Taken under the wing of local gold lord Antoine Serra, Vincent quickly falls into the much more lucrative and dangerous world of gold trafficking. From Serra, who acts like a father to him, Vincent learns everything there is to know about the business. Newcomers aren't welcome - Louis, Serra's right hand, makes it clear that he does not trust him. Vincent and Serra start building a camp to explore a gold mine, but tensions rise to a full-fledged war between them and their Brazilian competitors. And things get even more complicated when Vincent discovers that the mythical Sarah Bernhard mine is not a legend. The Guyanese jungle is a world where businessmen, gangsters, geologists and soldiers collide, and men kill and are killed for a few grams of the precious metal.
Cinematography
The jungle itself — claustrophobic, gorgeous, actively trying to kill everyone.
Acting
Rabourdin's Serra: terrifying paternalism you can't look away from.
Production
Authentic Guyanese locations that reek of authenticity and desperation.
Creator
Fabien Nury
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
French Guyana's illegal gold mining employs ~10,000 'garimpeiros,' creating actual diplomatic tension between France and Brazil.
The real Sarah Bernhard mine is folklore among prospectors — the show's creators spent months researching actual jungle legends before inventing their version.
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