Rei Davi
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| Genre |
Miniseries Biblical epic |
| Written by | Vivian de Oliveira |
| Directed by | Edson Spinello |
| Starring | Leonardo Brício Renata Dominguez Gracindo Júnior Iran Malfitano Maria Ribeiro Camila Rodrigues Élder Gattelly Cláudio Fontana |
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Original language(s) | Portuguese |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 min. |
| Release | |
| Original network | RecordTV |
| Original release | January 24 – May 3, 2012 |
| External links | |
| Website | entretenimento |
Rei Davi (English: King David) is a Brazilian miniseries produced and broadcast by RecordTV. It premiered on January 12, 2012 and ended on May 3, 2012. The series is based on the Books of Samuel and a part of I Kings.
The plot is based on I Samuel and II Samuel. It shows the life of David, a shepherd son of Jesse, who is very much envied by others. Saul, his main enemy, wants to kill him. Saul is slain in battle and David assumes the throne of Israel, but even so he will have enemies and many other things will happen to him. After several battles Saul surrenders to David his daughter Michal to become his wife in which he was always envious of David's other wives because of his infertility. After the death of Saul and Jonathan his son Etbaal takes over the throne of Israel while David reigns over the tribe of Judah. After the death of Etbaal, David becomes the king of Israel and makes the capital Jerusalem.
The series had scenes filmed in stockshot in the Desert of Chile and in cities of Canada, like Cache Creek and Kamloops. There were scenes in Rio Grande and in other cities outside of São Paulo, like Diamantina, in Minas Gerais.
Some actors had to learn Hebrew and to make bread, besides customs of the time of the Bible and tactics of war. The series cost R$25,000,000.
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