Contra Todos (2004)

"Contra Todos" is a story about the lies, treachery and vengeance of a middle-class family living on the outskirts of São Paulo. Four characters try desperately to change their lives, but are unable to escape their destiny.

Director:

Roberto Moreira

Writer:

Roberto Moreira

Stars:

Leona Cavalli, Sílvia Lourenço, Ailton Graça

12 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Leona Cavalli	...	Cláudia
Sílvia Lourenço	...	Soninha
Ailton Graça	...	Waldomiro
Giulio Lopes	...	Teodoro
Martha Meola	...	Terezinha
Dionísio Neto	...	Lindoval
Gustavo Machado	...	Marcão
Paula Pretta	...	Claudete
Ismael de Araújo	...	Júlio
Laís Marques	...	Regina
Waterloo Gregório	...	Luiz
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alessandro Azevedo	...	Tião
Sergio Cavalcante	...	Irmão Terezinha
Elder Fraga	...	Rapaz do bar
Sérgio Pardal	...	Líder dos Carecas

Storyline

In the periphery of São Paulo, the very low middle-class dysfunctional and hypocrite family of Teodoro, Cláudia and the teenager Soninha have deep secrets. The religious Teodoro is indeed a hit-man, hired to kill people in the neighborhood with his friend Waldomiro. He has a lover, the very devout woman Terezinha, and he wants to regenerate, going to the country with her. Cláudia has a young lover, Júlio, who delivers meats for his father's butcher shop. Soninha is a common sixteen years old teenager of the periphery, having active sexual life, smoking grass and loving heavy metal. When Júlio is killed and castrated in their neighborhood, the lives of the members of the family change.

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Plot Keywords:

sex | nudity | female nudity | family relationships | são paulo brazil | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [br] (Português/english)

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

21 April 2004 (Macao)

Also Known As:

Enantia se olous

Filming Locations:

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Company Credits

Production Co:

Coração da Selva, O2 Filmes

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min 95 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)

Color:

Color

User Reviews

What tells this movie about Brazil?

I've seen this movie, when I was traveling in Brazil. I found it difficult to really understand Brazilian culture and society, because it has so many regional and class differences. To see this movie in Sao Paulo itself was a revelation. It shows something of the everyday life of many Brazilians. On the other side, it is sometimes a little bit over-dramatized. And that's the only negative comment I have on this film. It's sometimes too much, too much sex, too many murders and too much cynicism for one film. The director could film some things a bit more subtle, it would make the film more effective.

Despite this I liked the movie and the way the story unravels itself. The characters are complex, and very much like real-life people. Not pretty American actors and actresses with a lot of cosmetics, but people who could be ugly and beautiful at the same time. That makes the film realistic, even when the story is not that convincing.