| Força-Tarefa | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Thriller, drama, police procedural |
| Created by | Fernando Bonassi Marçal Aquino |
| Directed by | José Alvarenga Jr. Mário Márcio Bandarra |
| Starring | Murilo Benício Milton Gonçalves Hermila Guedes Fabíula Nascimento Rodrigo Einsfeld Nando Cunha |
| Theme music composer | Tony Bellotto |
| Opening theme | Polícia |
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Language(s) | Portuguese |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 42 min. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Rede Globo |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original airing | April 16, 2009 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Casos e Acasos |
Força-Tarefa (in Portuguese, "Task-Force") is a Brazilian television series directed by José Alvarenga Jr. and Mário Márcio Bandarra and written by Fernando Bonassi
Marçal Aquino. The series aired two season since April 16, 2009 on Rede Globo.
Contents |
The plot centers around Lieutenant Wilson, from the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State (Polícia Militar do Estado do Rio de Janeiro), who works in the internal affairs department of the aforementioned police division. He and his teammates investigate crimes committed by the fellow members of the Military Police. Wilson answers to Colonel Caetano, an experienced and respected member of the Force, and dates Jaqueline, a nurse who regrets having a boyfriend that has no fixed time to be home. Wilson is also constantly confronted by the ghost of Jonas, a suicidal police officer who shot himself in the head in front of Wilson after being caught involved with crimes. Jonas acts like an alter-ego to Wilson, using sarcasm and realistic comments to disturb his former colleague.
Wilsion's team include Sergeant Selma, the only woman on the team; Corporal Cazarre, who is always enthusiastic and is often making sexist comments to Selma; Corporal Oberdan, who believes that logical deductions are the best way to solve crimes and Sergeants Genival and Jorge, who work in the archives of the Civil Police providing useful information and data to the team. Out on the streets, Wilson is also helped by Samuca, a paralyzed camelô who lives in the underworld of favelas and provides his police friend the information that police officers (theoretically) shouldn't know.