Underplayed Gems

Os Dez Mandamentos (2015)

Os Dez Mandamentos poster
Genre
telenovela
Country
Brazil
Length
2 seasons, 242 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 1,130 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This Brazilian telenovela tells the story of Moses from his birth to leading the Israelites out of Egypt. It follows his journey as he confronts Pharaoh and delivers the Ten Commandments.

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What happens

Os Dez Mandamentos (English: The Ten Commandments; also distributed in Spanish as Moisés y los Diez Mandamientos, "Moses and the Ten Commandments") is a Brazilian primetime biblical telenovela produced and broadcast by RecordTV. It premiered on Monday, March 23, 2015, replacing Vitória at 8:30 p.m. (BRT/AMT). Os Dez Mandamentos is written by Vivian de Oliveira and directed by Alexandre Avancini, the novel features the performances of Brazilian actors, Guilherme Winter, Denise Del Vecchio, Giselle Itié, Sérgio Marone, Camila Rodrigues and Sidney Sampaio in the main roles. According to Ibope (Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics), in the week of September 28–October 4, 2015, it was the fifth most watched program of the Brazilian television (being the second most-watched scripted show), with an average of 6,210,809 viewers per minute, taking into account a projection of 15 metropolitan areas. A film adaptation, The Ten Commandments: The Movie, was released in 2016. The plot received three nominations at the Seoul International Drama Awards of 2016 in the categories of best novela, best director and best writer. The plot was also nominated for the Shorty Awards, the world's largest social network award in the "Television" category. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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