Fantasia and Festival du Film Bresilien de Montreal present
BESOURO
2009 // 95 min // colour // feature film // OVEST/dvcam
Official Selection Berlinale 2010, Brazilian Film Festival Paris 2010
Director: João Daniel Tikhomiroff
Script: Patrícia Andrade
Editor: Gustavo Giani
Director of Photography: Christian Cravo
Sound: Rica Amabis
Producers: Vicente Amorim, João Daniel Tikhomiroff, Gil Ribeiro, Michel Tikhomiroff
Production Companies: Mixer, Miravista, Globo filmes, Teleimage
With: Ailton Carmo, Jéssica Barbosa, Anderson Santos de Jesus, Irandhir Santos
Besouro is an epic martial arts, action packed film set in the 1920s in the most Afro-rich region of Brazil: Bahia. Despite the nominal abolition of slavery, wealthy white landowners continued to exploit black workers like slaves. Besouro is the story of a courageous man turned legend – the greatest Capoeira fighter of all time whose magical powers allow him to fly and make his body virtually impenetrable.
SAT, 27 NOV 2010 – 5:00 PM
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TUE, 30 NOV 2010 – 9:15 PM
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