Trepalium - Miniseries (2016)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.