TV series

Obrigado, Doutor

1981 · 1 season

A quiet, somber medical drama that lingers on rural hardship and moral disillusionment, watching a doctor's ideals slowly grind against poverty.

Overview: In the series, the reality of a less fortunate segment of the Brazilian population was portrayed through the eyes of a small-town doctor, Dr. Rodrigo Junqueira. The gynecologist becomes disillusioned with his profession and, due to circumstances, is forced to practice medicine in a small hospital in Andorinhas, a rural town in the interior of the country.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, dark and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Class, isolation, morality, grief
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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: class
isolation
morality
grief
identity
Places: small town
hospital
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild