TV series

Promises of Sand

2019 · 1 season

A sun-scorched romantic drama that mixes humanitarian idealism with danger and forbidden desire, sweeping you along on emotion and mounting unease.

Overview: A young girl leaves the comfort of her home town to work for an NGO at a hospital in Libya. Adaptation of the novel by Laura Garzón.
How it feels: Romantic, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Love, survival, betrayal, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
survival
betrayal
isolation
morality
Places: hospital
wilderness
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild