The Assailant (
2009) | IMDb:
5.8
Based on the life of a legendary capoeira fighter from Bahia, "Besouro" spins a fantastic tale of a young Brazilian man of African descent in search of his mission.
Starring:
Aílton Carmo
,
Jéssica Barbosa
,
Sérgio Laurentino
,
Flávio Rocha
,
Irandhir Santos
,
Macalé
Directed by:
João Daniel Tikhomiroff
Carandiru (
2003) | IMDb:
7.5
When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de São Paulo - Carandiru, he meets the future victims of one of the darkest days in Brazilian History when the State of São Paulo’s Military Police, with the excuse for law enforcement, shot to death 111 people. Based on real facts and on the book written by Dráuzio Varella.
Starring:
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
,
Milton Gonçalves
,
Ivan de Almeida
,
Aílton Graça
,
Maria Luísa Mendonça
,
Aida Leiner