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Power Play

1984–1985 · 1 season

A slow, talky soap that tightens like a trap as ambition and shady bargains pull a marriage apart.

Created by
Gilberto Braga
Genres
Soap, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Débora Duarte, Glória Menezes, Antônio Fagundes
Overview
Eloá and Osmar's marriage is thrown into crisis when a mysterious man crosses their path. With a thirst for prestige and power, Eloá will face the consequences of her ambition.

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Created by
Gilberto Braga
Genres
Soap, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Débora Duarte, Glória Menezes, Antônio Fagundes
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • ambition
  • power
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
soap, drama, mystery
Created by
Gilberto Braga
Written by
Gilberto Braga, Leonor Bassères
Starring
Débora Duarte, Glória Menezes, Antônio Fagundes, Hugo Carvana, Joana Fomm, Flávio Galvão, Zezé Motta, Marcos Paulo
Length
1 seasons, 179 episodes
Network
TV Globo
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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