TV series

Tumberos

2002 · 1 season

A grim, claustrophobic descent into prison life that weighs on you with its slow, unrelenting pressure.

Overview: Follows a lawyer sentenced to prison and his life inside an Argentinian jail.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Survival, isolation, corruption, power
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
corruption
power
justice
Places: prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild