Marighella (2019)
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Seu Jorge, Adriana Esteves, Bruno Gagliasso, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Humberto Carrão
In 1969, Carlos Marighella chooses action against a violent military dictatorship while trying to organize resistance and reunite with his son.
The story
In 1969, Carlos Marighella faces a violent military dictatorship and an intimidated left. With revolutionaries thirty years younger than himself ready to fight, he chooses action and tries to organize resistance, seeking to drive out the torture and censorship instituted by the oppressive regime. In a radical confrontation, he fights for a people whose support is uncertain. At the same time, he tries to keep a promise to reunite with his son, from whom he had distanced himself to protect democracy.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
1969. Carlos Marighella had no time to be afraid. On one side was a violent military dictatorship; on the other, an intimidated left. At his side were revolutionaries 30 years younger than he was and ready to fight, and the revolutionary leader chose action. In *Marighella*, Brazil’s number one enemy is constantly trying to organize resistance, driving out the heinous crimes of torture and the infamous censorship instituted by the oppressive regime. In a radical confrontation, he fights for a people whose support is uncertain, all the while trying to keep his promise to reunite with his son, from whom he had distanced himself to protect democracy.
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