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O Brado Retumbante (2012)

O Brado Retumbante poster
Genre
drama
Country
Brazil
Length
1 season, 8 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
9.5 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An honest man unexpectedly becomes president and faces the difficulty of running a country while struggling with his own personal flaws. The series uses a documentary style and cinematic cinematography to tell his story.

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What happens

O Brado Retumbante (English: Next in Line) is a Brazilian miniseries produced by Rede Globo and directed by Ricardo Waddington. It was originally broadcast from 17–27 January 2012, in eight episodes. The miniseries uses a documentary tone and movie-like photography to narrate the dilemma of an honest man who becomes president and undergoes the challenge of governing the country, while trying to control his personal weaknesses. It was nominated for an International Emmy Award in 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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