Globo will participate in the Mipcom Online+ edition with its most recent fiction novelties: the telenovelas "Orphans of a Nation", "Sweet Diva" y "A Life Worth Living"; and the series " "Unsoul", "Anti-Kidnapping Unit", "Renegade Archangel" and "All The Women in the World".
"Orphans of a Nation" (90x1) tells the story of Layla, a Syrian victim of a bombing who agrees to marry a powerful sheik in exchange for money to save her little brother's life. However, plans change due to the tragic death of the child. Laila and her family flee to start a new life in distant lands. Abandoned and enraged, the sheik sends Jamil, his right-hand man, in search of the bride, but could not imagine he would fail to obey his command and fall madly in love with her. This forbidden love will be tested when the sheik's daughter decides to take revenge after her father's mysterious death. From Emmy winners Thelma Guedes and Duca Rachid, ‘Orphans of a Nation’ tells a beautiful love story in the current context of refugees from around the world.
In "Sweet Diva" (135x1), Maria da Paz is a committed baker who becomes a wealthy business womantwenty years after a tragedy strikes on the day of her wedding to Amadeu. From this broken union a baby is born, Jô, who seeks power and despises her mother’s humble origins. Afraid that her parents’ reunion might spoil her plans, Jô starts an alliance with the charming Régis to convince Maria to marry him and, together, they plan to steal all of Maria’s fortune. In this exciting telenovela written by Emmy Awards winner Walcyr Carrasco, Maria’s optimism must be stronger than Jô’s ambition when the baker finds out about the betrayal and her own daughter’s dangerous secrets.
"A Life Worth Living" (120x1) is a modern fairy tale that shows how precious life is, Paloma is a seamstress and mother of three who, after having her exams exchanged with that of a terminally ill patient, believes she has only six months to live. Things are cleared up, but the young woman’s desire for a change in life remains, and she goes after the man who is really on the brink of death, Alberto. Having a passion for literature as their main connection, they build a beautiful friendship that gives new meaning to their lives, restoring in him the pleasure of living and bringing Paloma closer to a love from her past, Ramon, and also to Marcos, the charming son of Alberto, with whom she got involved when she thought she would die.
In "Unsoul" (10x1), after her husband’s suicide, a woman and her daughters move to Brigida, a small town that is about to bring back the pagan festivities of Ivana Kupala, which had been banned 30 years before. But terrifying events, along witha dangerous ritual of transmigration of souls, unsettle the community and bring to light the secrets of a crime that ties three families’ destinies through time. In this supernatural thriller full of mysticism, the mysteries mount up in a complex puzzle until the shocking revelation of what connects them all.
When violence threatens Rio de Janeiro at the end of the 1990s, an infamous group is put together to fight a wave of kidnappings and save the city from criminals and corrupted police officers. Based on true events, this police thriller tells the real story of the beginning of the "Anti-Kidnapping Unit" (5x40'), a unit that saved hundreds of victims.
In the police thriller "Renegade Archangel" (10x45'), where right and wrong often get mixed up, the leading sergeant of the most important and efficient team of Special Operations Battalion will seek for revenge when one of his friends is tragically injured during a high risk operation. Without noticing he will end up in deep conflict with the highest level of politicians in the State.
Finally, "All The Women in the World" (12x 45’) is a romantic and contemporary comedy about love in its various forms, tells the story of Paulo, a bohemian dreamer that lives his relationships intensively, falling deeply for all the women he meets. Never able to forget Maria Alice, his greatest love, he counts on the advice of his two best friends to face the emotions of his accomplishments and breakups.