Netflix is getting back into business with Narcos executive producer and director José Padilha. Filming will begin in Brazil this year on a ripped-from-the-headlines original series based on the country’s recent corruption investigations, Operation Car Wash (aka Operação Lava Jato). The yet-to-be-titled series will be created and directed by Padilha and written by Elena Soares (Filhos do Carnaval, Casa De Areia). A very timely subject, Operation Car Wash is an ongoing…...
- 4/18/2016
- Deadline TV
While it was still a pain in my backside, being stuck in the house during Hurricane Sandy did provide me with an opportunity to catch up on some long-overdue DVD viewing. First up was the International Emmy-nominated TV series from Brazil, Filhos do Carnaval (Hijos del Carnaval), an HBO Latin America Originals production. The 2006 series' only two seasons, co-produced by O2 Filmes, were released as a Region-1 DVD set in 2011. Filhos Do Carnaval, or Brothers of Carnaval, focuses primarily on the relationship between Brazilian businessman/gangster Anésio Gebara (played by the late Jece Valadao) and his four sons: his beloved first-born, Anesinho; and his...
- 11/2/2012
- by Emmanuel Akitobi
- ShadowAndAct
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