Trepalium (2016)
"No job. No future. Just hope."
Synopsis
The economic situation is a nightmare: only 20% of the population is employed. The Actives live inside the city. On the fringes, in the Zone, live the Jobless. Separating them is a wall.
Network
ARTE, ARTE
Episodes
Episode 1
Somewhere in the future, decades of crisis have created a society where only 20% of the population is employed. The other 80% is jobless. Between them is an impenetrable Wall, sealing off the City from the Zone.
Episode 2
Ruben’s wife Thaïs is missing. She hasn’t shown up for work in the past few days, and Ruben is in a bind. He has to make a good impression at work to get the director’s post he’s had his eyes on for years. But any sign of dysfunction in his family could rule him out as a candidate.
Episode 3
Izia finds herself caught in a vicious circle. She’s been forced by her employer to pretend she’s an Aquaville employee, and now activists from the Zone have found out.
Episode 4
A colleague of Izia at Aquaville has found out she’s a Zoner. She immediately informs Ruben, who sets out to deal with the problem…by getting rid of the whistle-blower.
Episode 5
Ruben finds out Izia has been working for the Activists. He feels betrayed by the woman he’s begun to love, and decides to try and forget about her.
Episode 6
Revelations of an ugly secret concerning the City’s water supply and a conspiracy between the government and Aquaville sets off a powder keg of outrage. The Activists launch an attack on the Wall and the City.
Cast
Trailer
Details
Original Title
Trepalium
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Production
ARTE, Kelija
