Director of the series talked to young Pan and told the backstage of the production, which opens on Thursday (31) on streaming
HBO Max bets on its new national crime and will tell Rafael Miguel’s shocking story. Known for his role in “Chiquititas”, Rafael was murdered, along with his parents, the father of his girlfriend Isabela Tibcherani, Paulo Cupertino. The case took place in 2019 and had a huge national repercussion and was accompanied by all Brazilian media, which covered the case from the tragedy to the capture of Cupertino, who was on the run. In an interview with Young PanAdriana Cechetti, Senior Production Director for Warner Bros. Non-Fiction Contents. Discovery, told how was the choice of this specific case.
“Our look is always focused on the True Crime and we have several successes, such as the case of ‘brutal pact’. In this specific case, when the project arrived, it was a relevant case, after all, the more famous, better known, the more relevant, since the audience already connects, because it already knows that story. Tell the story itself… it was very relevant. We wanted to tell this story for her look, ”he said. “Besides, of course, what could be discussed from this. It is not the crime for crime, we always think of debates before society, and here we talk a lot about violence against women, brings important discussions.”
Fernando Dias, producer of emphasis added, also revealed how was the starting kick of the production. “The accesses in this type of project are fundamental. We started with the Civil Police, which helped a lot in the project, especially Dr. Ivalda. There was also the question of investigation by the killer, which brought something different from other troue crimes, because there was the escape and all the intelligence of the police going after, we had not been marked, but we had a very strong building, to have a very strong victim, to have a very strong victim, to have a very strong victim and an impact. On all sides. Of course the victims are the people who lost their lives, but it also suffered violence in everyday life, ”he said.
Production director, Maurício Dias added telling how was the approach to Isabela and the care they had in building the story. “When I met Isa, I began to understand what her daily life was. A thought of how to portray this day to day. Any series needs to have an extra goal, she lived in a violent, misogynic, toxic family. When the first time she was a very unsure girl, and she was maturing her confidence with a close relationship. Juliet, but unfortunately, Rafa entered a toxic family and the story explodes in this tragedy. The love story was moving, they go over all the trials they could, ”he said.
Divided into three episodes, the series exclusively brings Isabela’s account of the moment of the crime and deepens in the love story of the young couple. The documentary shows in detail the investigation and behind the scenes of the two judgments, as well as portraying Isabela’s daily life alongside Cupertino, described as a violent and controlling man, with abusive standards that permeated the family relationship and presents unpublished interviews and exclusive access to the backstage of the investigation and the two judgments of the case. The series debuts July 31st at HBO Max.
