Il codice del crimine

Entertaining action, solid acting, an interesting plot, which evolved until the last episode, likeable characters and good writing makes this a good choice. The writers use a lot of typical plot devices like the untameable cop, the new buddy, the revenge plot, the unlikeable new boss etc, but it is interesting how they break them and make them believable and human. While other productions seem to go either in the direction of tougher and tougher or all start out with heaps of problems and it goes down from there, here they choose a convincing middle ground.

I don't speak Portuguese, but watched it with the original voices + subtitles anyway. Highly recommended.

As a Brazilian, I grow up with the stigma that very few things produced on Brazil were actually good. Maybe, around the 2000's, it was true, but nowadays, Brazilian productions are so good they might compete with other international production. The characters are deep, the story is magnetic and the overall production is similar to the experience of watching a movie. If there's a flaw to me, is the fact that somethings are over explained, but maybe, it's because I'm already too familiar with those topics lol. Overall, I highly recommend this show to everybody that wants a show full of action, a simple - but well executed - plot and enough touch of violence.

This eight part Brazilian series is set in the city of Foz do Iguaçu, just across the border from the Paraguayan city of Ciudad del Este. Our protagonists are Benício, a police officer who lost his former partner during a prison break and new partner Suellen. A major robbery takes place over the border and suspicion falls on 'The Organisation'; a criminal band thought to be behind the prison break. These are very violent criminals; they storm into cities, heavily armed, and dominate the streets till the job is done and they vanish into the countryside. DNA may help identify culprits and link crimes but catching them still won't be easy.

I thought this was a really exciting series. There is plenty of action throughout and a real sense of danger, even for major characters. The action is impressively varied with exciting shootouts, car chases and even some waterborne action. It is quite violent at times; these criminals aren't soft on those who cross them. The characters are great; we follow both police and certain criminals, seeing events from both sides without glorifying the criminals. Certain aspects of the story are wrapped up after the eighth episode but other details are set up for further seasons; I hope it does well enough to get more. The cast does a fine job bringing their characters to life. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to fans of action packed drama.

These comments are based on watching the series in Portuguese with English subtitles.

The series is set in a region on the border between Paraguay and Brazil, an area with a high crime rate. Although not explicitly advertised as based on a true story, the core theme of bank heists involving professionals with high-caliber weapons is a reality in Brazil, as seen in the recent case in the city of Criciúma. With a good cast from the main part, it serves as an action series and provides a glimpse into the complex situations at the borders of Latin America.

The actors in the main group are good, and the use of individuals who actually live within the favelas for the secondary characters despite a mediocre performance, is immersed in a familiar environment amid funk parties and the slang used.

This will be my first time ever to write a review on here (probably 3rd i am writing since subscribing in 2018) just because of this series and I have not even finished it (on episode 6 now) but I got to say I would have missed on an absolute gem had I ignored it when I saw it popping on Netflix just because it's foreign. This is one of the best series I have EVER seen. Wow!

Very well crafted. Good actors and actresses. Didn't know Brazilians can act this well. Believe me guys, this is a beautiful gem.

Highly recommended. Very well crafted. Good actors and actresses. Didn't know Brazilians can act this well. Believe me guys, this is a beautiful gem.

Highly recommended.