The Mechanism (2018)
- Original title
- O Mecanismo
- Directed by
- Marcos Prado, José Padilha
- Genre
- political drama
- Country
- Brazil
- Length
- 2 seasons, 16 episodes
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 133 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A police taskforce uncovers a massive corruption scheme linking the Brazilian government to major engineering companies. The series follows the investigators as they work to expose the tangled web of bribes and secret deals.
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What happens
O Mecanismo (transl. The Mechanism) is a Brazilian political drama television series created by José Padilha and Elena Soarez, directed by Padilha, Felipe Prado, and Marcos Prado, and written by Elena Soarez. The show depicts Operation Car Wash (Portuguese: Operação Lava Jato), an ongoing police taskforce that discovered a widespread corruption scheme involving the Brazilian government and several prominent engineering firms. The series premiered all episodes of the first season March 23, 2018, worldwide, on Netflix. On May 28, 2018, the series was renewed for a second season. The second season premiered on Netflix on May 10, 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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