TV series

Machos

2003 · 1 season

A slow, talky family drama that wears its machismo critique heavily, rewarding patience with rich emotional confrontations.

Overview: A severe and authoritarian father is on the verge of an existential crisis when his children are not able to fulfill his expectations and image of "strong and tough men" that he wishes for all of them. Will he be able to straighten the lives of his sons? Or will he have to learn that each of them have already clipped their own wings?
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, identity, parenthood, gender
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
parenthood
gender
betrayal
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild