Film: Under a Dark Sun (Soleil Noir)
Cast: Amina Ben Ismail, Isabelle Adjani, Thibault de Montalembert, Simon Ehrlacher, Guillaume Gouix, Ava Baya, Claire Romain, Nicolas Vaude, Louise Coldefy, Max Harter, Redouanne Harjane
Series Creator: Nils-Antoine Sambuc
Directors: Marie Jardillier, Edouard Salier
Rating: 2.5/5
Runtime: 6 eps/ app 45 min each

This six part series is an unbelievably twisty story of a murder that any of the characters could have committed. A young woman, twenty-something, Alba (Amina Ben Ismail) and her son, flee from the man she thinks is her father. En route to her escape, she receives an email about seasonal work on a flower farm. Once there, the owner, Mathieu Laserre, who doesn’t seem to know anything about the email, hires her anyway, as they are short on staff.

Next day Laserre is found dead and Alba is accused of murder. Looks like a setup doesn’t it? It also comes out  that Alba is Laserre’s illegitimate daughter. The first episode being so tumultuous, the expectations get higher and the plot gets nastier with everyone in sight becoming a potential killer. ‘Knives Out’ anyone?

There’s an inheritance to be claimed and Alba, if she can prove her innocence with the help of her lawyer (Claire Romain), too could be in line for a share of the spoils along with Mrs Lassere (Isabelle Adjani) and her children.