Unsoul Explained

Native Name:

Theme Music Composer:

Alexandre de Faria

Composer:

Alexandre de Faria

Country:

Brazil

Num Seasons:

Num Episodes:

Producer:

Bárbara Monteiro

Location:

Rio Grande do Sul

Cinematography:

Lito Mendes da Rocha

Editor:

Arthur Brito

Camera:

Single-camera

Runtime:

39–46 minutes

Company:

Estúdios Globo

Network:

Globoplay

Last Aired:

present

Unsoul (Portuguese: Desalma) is a Brazilian supernatural drama web television series, written by Ana Paula Maia, and broadcast by Globoplay since October 21, 2020.^[1]

The series was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival,^[2] where it was acclaimed for its history and photography by viewers and various film experts.^[3] ^[4]

The Brazilian production will be shown internationally through distribution by Sony Pictures Television^[5] in one of the partnerships with Grupo Globo.

Plot

The story begins with the disappearance of the young Halyna (Anna Melo) in 1988, in the fictional city of Brígida (Ukrainian: Бріжіда),^[6] founded by Ukrainian immigrants in the countryside of Southern Brazil.^[7]

At the time of the disappearance, the town celebrated Ivana-Kupala, a feast with pagan origins and linked to fertility rites that was incorporated later into the calendar of Orthodox Christians, and in fact is held at the turn of 6 to 7 July. The tragedy caused the feast to be banned from the city's calendar, and thirty years later, when tradition is resumed, mysterious events happen again.^[8]

Cast

Main

Cássia Kis as Haia Lachovicz
Cláudia Abreu as Ignes Skavronski Burko
- Valentina Ghiorzi as young Ignes
Maria Ribeiro as Giovana Skavronski
Anna Melo as Halyna Lachovicz
Bruce Gomlevsky as Ivan Burko
- Giovanni Gallo as young Ivan
Ismael Caneppele as Bóris Burko
- Lucas Soares as young Bóris
Camila Botelho as Melissa Skavronski
Giovanni de Lorenzi as Maksym Burko
Nathália Falcão as Iryna Burko
Isabel Teixeira as Anele
- Giovanna Figueiredo as young Anele
Gabriel Muglia as Pavlo Lachovicz
João Pedro Azevedo as Anatoli Skavronski Burko
Juliah Mello as Emily Skavronski

Recurring

Luciano Chirolli as Viktor Skavronski
Henrique Taxman as Olek Skavronski
Adriana Rabello as Catarina Skavronski
Susanna Kruger as Mira Skavronski
Sabrina Greve as Elena Kohut
Nathália Garcia as Oksana
Lucas Lentini as Iuri
Bela Leindecker as Natasha Burloski
Evandro Soldatelli as Vladimir

Guest

Nikolas Antunes as Roman Skavronski
- Eduardo Borelli as young Roman
André Frateschi as Aleksey Skavronski
- Nicolas Vargas as young Aleksey
Alexandra Richter as Sister Anninka
Jonas Bloch as Father Andreiv Kozel
Betina Viany as Sister Benedites Boiko
Rafael Sieg as Dr. Igor Machula
- Hall Mendes as young Igor
Felipe Kannenberg as Polaco

Episodes

Season 1 (2020)

Production

During 30 days, filming for Unsoul took place at the mountainous region of Rio Grande do Sul, with the use of more than 36 sets, 16 of them in an area of 300,000 square meters in the city of São Francisco de Paula.^[9]

Notes and References

News: Desalma tem terceira temporada confirmada. RD1.
Web site: 'Desalma' será exibida no Festival Internacional de Cinema de Berlim. 2020-10-04. Gshow. pt-br.
Web site: 'Desalma' surpreende plateia internacional em exibição no Festival de Berlim. 2020-10-04. Gshow. pt-br.
Web site: Granada. Emiliano. 2020-02-27. Carlos Manga Jr, Maria Ribeiro Talk About New Globo Series Unsoul'. 2020-10-04. Variety. en.
Web site: Anderson Guimarães. 2020-10-01. Globoplay terá série original internacional em outubro. 2020-10-04. Minha Operadora. pt-BR.
Apresentação Especial - Desalma . Globoplay . pt . October 31, 2020 . 1 minute and 21 seconds .
Web site: Desalma chega ao Globoplay; veja 5 motivos para maratonar a série . pt. March 2, 2022. Gshow.
Web site: Cássia Kis será uma bruxa em nova série exclusiva do Globoplay . pt. July 30, 2019. natelinha.
Web site: A bruxa está solta em 'Desalma', série que o Globoplay prepara para 2020 . pt. July 23, 2019. O Globo.