Mamonas Forever

Jul 4, 2009

1h 23m

★ 7.5

They're back!

Overview

In less than ten months, the music band Mamonas Assassinas went from being completely unknown to becoming one of the biggest phenomena in Brazilian music. Irreverent, intelligent, sarcastic and creative, the band took over Brazil and sold two million albums in just six months. Never-before-seen footage and interviews from family, friends, producers, and musicians tell the band’s story, their challenges, their rise to fame, and the tragic aeroplane accident that killed all its members in 1996.

Genres

Documentary

Music

Production Companies

Europa Filmes

Tatu Filmes

Mamonas Forever Trailers

Cast

Self (archive footage)

Dinho

Self (archive footage)

Julio Cesar Rasec

Self (archive footage)

Bento Hinoto

Self (archive footage)

Sérgio Reoli

Self (archive footage)

Samuel Reoli

Self

Ito Reoli

Self

Sueli Reoli

Self

Geraldo Celestino

Self

Célia Ramos

Self

Hildebrando Alves

Self

Rick Bonadio

Self

Ana Paula Rasec

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