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PCC, Secret Power

2022 · 1 season

A sober, unsettling plunge into how an invisible criminal bureaucracy quietly runs a city, told by the people inside it.

Created by
Gabriel Feltran
Genres
Documentary, Crime
Overview
A piercing four-part docuseries exploring the rise of Brazil’s largest crime organization, Primeiro Comando da Capital – better known as the PCC. The First Command of the Capital (PCC) holds the hegemony of crime in São Paulo, but also an international presence. Narrated by the "brothers", the secret of the PCC's power is revealed in its structure: a masonry of crime, implacable in your ideals.

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Created by
Gabriel Feltran
Genres
Documentary, Crime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • power
  • corruption
  • violence
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism10
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
documentary, crime
Created by
Gabriel Feltran
Written by
Guilherme César
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 50 min each
Network
HBO Max
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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