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A searing and energized portrait of one of Brazil’s most divisive historical figures - Marighella
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Title: Marighella

Release Date: 29 Jan 2021

Runtime: 2h 35m

Genre: Drama, History, Action

Director: O2 Filmes, Globo Filmes, Maria da Fé

Production Companies: O2 Filmes, Globo Filmes, Maria da Fé

Overview: Afro-Brazilian poet and politician, the legendary Carlos Marighella. Driven to fight against the erosion of civil and human rights following the CIA-backed military coup of 1964 and the brutal, racist right-wing dictatorship that followed, the revolutionary leaves behind his wife and son to take up arms, becoming a notorious enemy to the power structure.

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Average Vote: 7.6 (124 votes)

Cast

  • Carlos Marighella: Seu Jorge
  • Lúcio: Bruno Gagliasso
  • Branco: Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
  • Humberto: Humberto Carrão
  • Jorge: Jorge Paz
  • Bella: Bella Camero
  • Frei Henrique: Henrique Vieira
  • Maria: Ana Paula Bouzas
  • Guilherme: Guilherme Ferraz
  • Rafael: Rafael Lozano
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