Assédio

Assédio
Assédio
Genre	Drama
Created by	Maria Camargo
Starring	Antônio Calloni; Adriana Esteves; Paolla Oliveira; Mariana Lima; Jéssica Ellen; Hermila Guedes; Elisa Volpatto; Vera Fischer; Juliana Carneiro da Cunha; Bianca Müller;
Opening theme	"Silent Night" by LORO Bardot
Country of origin	Brazil
Original language	Portuguese
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Lucas Zardo;
Cinematography	Marcelo Trotta
Production companies	Rede Globo; O2 Filmes;
Distributor	Rede Globo
Release
Original network	Globoplay
Original release	September 21, 2018

Assédio (English: Harassment) is a Brazilian drama web television series produced by Rede Globo in association with O2 Filmes that premiered on the streaming service Globoplay on September 21, 2018. Based on the book “A Clínica – A Farsa e os Crimes de Roger Abdelmassih” by Vicente Vilardaga about the former Brazilian physician Roger Abdelmassih. The series is written by Maria Camargo and directed by Amora Mautner.^[1]

Premise[]

Dr. Roger Sadala is a famous and popular physician, specializing in artificial insemination. A professional above any suspicion, responsible for the birth of thousands of babies.

Dozens of women enter his clinic with the dream of becoming mothers, but during the procedure they are drugged and raped by the doctor. Later it is also discovered that in addition to sexual crimes, the physician uses a somewhat unorthodox method in his reproductive processes. Discovering the various cases, numerous women unite by pain and decide to join forces to denounce the doctor and put him to prison.^[2]

Cast[]

Antonio Calloni as Roger Sadala
Adriana Esteves as Stela Nascimento
Paolla Oliveira as Carolina Malfatti
Mariana Lima as Glória Sadala
Jéssica Ellen as Daiane de Palma
Denise Weinberg as Julieta Nascimento
Hermila Guedes as Maria José
Elisa Volpatto as Mira Silmões
Vera Fischer as Haydée
Juliana Carneiro da Cunha as Olímpia Sadala
Bianca Müller as Tamires Sadala
Leonardo Netto as Homero
Pedro Nercessian as Pedro Paulo
Sabrina Greve as Leila
Sílvia Lourenço as Clarice Sadala
Gabriel Muglia as Henrique Sadala
Noemi Marinho as Abigail (Biga)

Episodes[]

No.	Title ^[3]	Original release date
1	"Stela"	September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
2	"Eugênia"	September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
3	"Maria José"	September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
4	"Vera"	September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
5	"Daiane"	September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
6	"Eva"	September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
7	"As vozes"	September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
8	"O processo"	September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
9	"O julgamento"	September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
10	"A busca"	September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)

Awards and nominations[]

Paulista Association of Art Critics[]

Year	Category	Nominated	Result
2018	Best actress	Adriana Esteves	Nominated
2018	Best Director	Amora Mautner	Won
2018	Best Actor	Antônio Calloni	Nominated

References[]

^ "'Assédio' estreia no Globoplay com história de Roger Abdelmassih e relatos de abusos sexuais". observatoriodatelevisao (in Portuguese). September 17, 2018.
^ "Conheça a história e os personagens da série Assédio". G1 (in Portuguese). September 20, 2018.
^ "Assédio | Assista online aos episódios no Globoplay". globoplay.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 May 2021.

External links[]

Assédio at IMDb

[1] "'Assédio' estreia no Globoplay com história de Roger Abdelmassih e relatos de abusos sexuais". observatoriodatelevisao (in Portuguese). September 17, 2018.

[2] "Conheça a história e os personagens da série Assédio". G1 (in Portuguese). September 20, 2018.

[3] "Assédio | Assista online aos episódios no Globoplay". globoplay.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 May 2021.

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