The Assailant

Oct 30, 2009

1h 30m

★ 6.0

Overview

Based on the life of a legendary capoeira fighter from Bahia, "Besouro" spins a fantastic tale of a young Brazilian man of African descent in search of his mission.

Genres

Drama

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

Production Companies

Globo Filmes

Mixer Films

TeleImage

Miravista

The Assailant Trailers

Cast

Besouro

Aílton Carmo

Dinorá

Jéssica Barbosa

Exu

Sérgio Laurentino

Coronel Venâncio

Flávio Rocha

Noca de Antônia

Irandhir Santos

Mestre Alípio

Macalé

Chico Canoa

Leno Sacramento

Quero-Quero

Ânderson Santos de Jesus

Teresa

Cris Vianna

Serafim

Antônio Fábio

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