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Aílton Carmo | ... | Besouro |
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Jéssica Barbosa | ... | Dinorá / Iemanjá |
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Flávio Rocha | ... | Coronel Venâncio |
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Macalé | ... | Mestre Alípio |
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Ânderson Santos de Jesus | ... | Quero-Quero |
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Leno Sacramento | ... | Chico Canoa |
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Cris Vianna | ... | Teresa |
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Sérgio Laurentino | ... | Exu |
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Geísa Costa | ... | Zulmira |
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Nilton Júnior | ... | Cobra-Criada |
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Servílio de Holanda | ... | Genival |
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Antônio Fábio | ... | Serafim (as Antonio Fabio) |
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Adriana Alves | ... | Oxum |
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Miguel Lunardi | ... | Capanga |
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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.
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Amazing movie about a Brazilian legend: Besouro. All the actions scenes are very realistic and also have a Brazilian swing on this unique Brazilian martial art, the capoeira. Invented by Afro-Brazilians slaves to protect themselves against slavery. Photography is also a high level on the movie, vivid colors and very well done compositions. Based in a true Story, we can see lots of Brazilian culture hardly seen before, the relations between the slaves and the plantations owner are also told in the movie. The acting has a special taste, the actors are very genuine, the director chose a kind of non mainstream actors to keep the realistic feeling in the story. Totally recommended! Go for it!