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Dark Money

2019 · 1 season

A sobering, slow-burning moral drama that weighs the cost of silence against the toll of speaking out.

Created by
Levi David Addai
Genres
Drama
Starring
Babou Ceesay, Jill Halfpenny, Max Fincham
Tagline
Silence at what cost?
Overview
13 year old British film star Isaac Mensah was sexually abused by a producer on the set of a Hollywood film, the family decide to take action after learning the truth and Deal with US Lawyers who offer the family 3 million to stay silent.

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Created by
Levi David Addai
Genres
Drama
Starring
Babou Ceesay, Jill Halfpenny, Max Fincham
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • corruption
  • power
  • justice
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Levi David Addai
Written by
Levi David Addai
Starring
Babou Ceesay, Jill Halfpenny, Max Fincham, Olive Gray, Rudi Dharmalingam, Arnold Oceng, Ellen Thomas, Susan Wokoma
Music
Sarah Warne
Cinematography
Mark Wolf
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 60 min each
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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