TV series

Sampa

1988 · 1 season

A slow, brooding search through city streets that feels like a waking dream of loss and fixation.

Overview: Driven mad by his wife's disappearance, Amadeu enters an existential crisis and tries to find her through the streets of São Paulo, facing obstacles and encountering all sorts of people.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, obsession, isolation, madness
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: grief
obsession
isolation
madness
mystery
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild