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Vale o Escrito: A Guerra do Jogo do Bicho

2023 · 1 season

A grim, clear-eyed plunge into a criminal underworld where family loyalty and violence are inseparable, told with journalistic restraint.

Created by
Fellipe Awi
Genres
Documentary
Overview
The "jogo do bicho" (an illegal lottery of numbers) in Rio de Janeiro is controlled by families whose leaders are also patrons of samba schools. Two of these families are experiencing bloody wars of succession.

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Created by
Fellipe Awi
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • family
  • corruption
  • violence
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
documentary
Created by
Fellipe Awi
Length
1 seasons, 7 episodes
Network
Globoplay
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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