48 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestTéo, a solitary medical student burdened by the care of his paraplegic mother, becomes infatuated with Clarice, an aspiring screenwriter he meets at a barbecue. When she rejects his advances, he resorts to an extreme measure: drugging and kidnapping her. He forces Clarice—sedated and trapped as his passenger—on a road trip through the very locations she scripted in her screenplay, attempting to awaken her love through repetition and manipulation.
Acting
Bambirra makes Téo's fragility terrifying, not sympathetic.
Direction
Montes turns Brazilian landscapes into a gilded cage.
Creators
Cláudia Jouvin, Raphael Montes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title's cruel irony references both Clarice's screenplay and Téo's delusional belief that forcing repetition creates perfect love—like Groundhog Day if Bill Murray had a restraining order.
Co-creator Raphael Montes is Brazil's queen of psychological thrillers; this adapts his own novel, continuing his obsession with pretty men who do ugly things.
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