The Battle

Mar 27, 2025

1h 26m

★ 8.2

Overview

21 sequence shots depict moments in a defining night of the Battle of Rua Maria Antônia, in October 1968, from the point of view of the students and professors of the Left-wing Student Movement, in the Philosophy Faculty building of USP.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Paranoid

Globo Filmes

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Cast

Lilian

Pâmela Germano

Angela

Isamara Castilho

Benjamin

Caio Horowicz

Maria Elena

Julianna Gerais

Professor Antônio

Philipp Lavra

Professora Leda

Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha

Zé Guilherme

Miguel Maschion

Afonso

Agá Péricles

Manoel

Jonathan Moreira

Greta

Sofia Teixeira

Professor Rubens

Lourinelson Vladmir

Professora Dora

Samira Carvalho

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