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O Anjo Nasceu (1969)
A milestone of the Brazilian marginal cinema
64 minCrimeDrama
TMDb6.9/1018 votes
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Translated title: The Angel Was Born
Santamaria and Urtigo are two bandits on the run, one is white, the other black. Santamaria is a mystical visionary and believes in the imminent coming of a purifying angel. Urtiga, his inseparable companion, is a simple-minded and ingenious man who follows Santamaria around and participates in the crimes he commits. The two bandits take over a house after kidnapping its owner and his girlfriend.
Country: Brazil
Director: Júlio Bressane
Cast
Hugo Carvana
Santamaria
Milton Gonçalves
Urtiga
Norma Bengell
Mulher
Maria Gladys
Amiga
Neville D'Almeida
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Carlos Guimas
Guará Rodrigues
Self
Richard Nixon
self (archive footage)
Keywords
Style:avant-gardeexperimental
Plot:killingdomestic violenceblack and whitehome invasionextreme sadismgun violencehopelesssimplebrazilian societybrutal murderlow budgetsocial critiquehard to watchavant gardeviolencemeaningless violencejúlio bressaneunprovoked violence
