Brazil’s number one enemy
Afro-Brazilian poet and politician, the legendary Carlos Marighella. Driven to fight against the erosion of civil and human rights following the CIA-backed military coup of 1964 and the brutal, racist right-wing dictatorship that followed, the revolutionary leaves behind his wife and son to take up arms, becoming a notorious enemy to the power structure.
Marighella (2021) is a drama, history and action film directed by Wagner Moura, released on January 29, 2021 with a runtime of 2h 35m. It stars Seu Jorge, Bruno Gagliasso, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos and Humberto Carrão. Viewers rate it 7.6 out of 10 across 137 ratings.
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Behind the Scenes
Seu Jorge
as Carlos Marighella
Bruno Gagliasso
as Lúcio
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
as Branco
Humberto Carrão
as Humberto
Jorge Paz
as Jorge
Bella Camero
as Bella
Henrique Vieira
as Frei Henrique
Ana Paula Bouzas
as Maria
Gui Ferraz
as Guilherme
Rafael Lozano
as Rafael
Adanilo
as Danilo
Guilherme Lopes
as Crespo
Directed by Wagner Moura, written by Mário Magalhães, Wagner Moura and Felipe Braga, produced by Bel Berlinck, Andrea Barata Ribeiro and Wagner Moura.
Average viewer score of 7.6/10 from 137 ratings.
The film is a free adaptation to fiction of the life of one of the worst communist guerrillas that ever lived in Brazil. It can not be considered a biographical film, much less a documentary, since many situations and scenes were created by the film director, niece of the terrorist, to substantiate the character's "hero" thesis. No matter how clear the interest in humanizing Marighella, trying to turn it into myth,…
Reviewed on February 18, 2019
A tad slower than I would've liked, though <em>'Marighella'</em> is still very good. Seu Jorge puts in a noteworthy performance throughout, all the more impressive given acting isn't his bread and butter. I also enjoyed Bruno Gagliasso in this, not his character of course but the actor's showing is good. The rest of the cast, e.g. Humberto Carrão and Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, merit praise too. I can't say I knew…
Reviewed on January 10, 2023
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The main cast of Marighella (2021) includes Seu Jorge, Bruno Gagliasso, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Humberto Carrão and Jorge Paz. The film was directed by Wagner Moura. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Marighella was released on January 29, 2021 and runs for 2h 35m.
Marighella (2021) holds an average rating of 7.6 out of 10 from 137 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, history and action films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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