The Mechanism (2018)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
A scandal erupts in Brazil during an investigation of alleged government corruption via oil and construction companies. Loosely inspired by true events.
- Released: 2018-03-23
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Seasons: 2, 16 episodes
- Episode length: 1h 0m
- Network: Netflix
- Status: Ended
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 141 votes
Created by José Padilha, Elena Soarez.
Top cast
- Selton Mello as Marco Ruffo
- Caroline Abras as Verena Cardoni
- Enrique Díaz as Roberto Ibrahim
- Jonathan Haagensen as Vander
- Osvaldo Mil as Luis Carlos Guilhome
- Lee Taylor as Claudio Amadeu
- Antonio Saboia as Dimas Donatelli
- Emílio Orciollo Netto as Ricardo Brecht
- Otto Jr. as Juiz Paulo Rigo
- Júlia Svacinna as Beta Ruffo
Where to watch The Mechanism
- United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- India: stream on Netflix
- Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
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