Black Gold

Greed for power, betrayal and the dream of quick wealth: An oil boom breaks out in the Lüneburg Heath around 1900, transforming an entire region into a German „Wild West“. This series tells of this time, of the destructive power of boundless selfishness, but also of the courage to rebel against injustice. Lüneburg Heath around 1900: The young farmer's daughter Johanna works as a maid to support her family. No one suspects that there is a treasure lurking beneath her family's fields – petroleum. Only Richard, the son of the neighboring farmer Pape, knows about it and dreams of a future together with Johanna. Their forbidden love is put to the test when the unscrupulous oil trader Mr. Robertson appears and a fierce battle for power and wealth begins.

• germany
• corruption
• countryside
• capitalism
• europe
• greed
• frontier
• love
• revenge
• conflict
• historical
• family
• oil field
• industrial
• raw
• somber
• transition
• industrialization
• realistic
• oil boom
• rural
• boomtown
• dark
• gritty
• western
• dramatic
• tense
• intense
• tragic