Baptism of Blood

Apr 20, 2007

1h 50m

★ 7.4

Overview

In São Paulo, in the late 1960s, the convent of the Dominican friars became a trench of resistance to the military dictatorship that governs Brazil. Moved by Christian ideals, frets Betto, Oswaldo, Fernando, Ivo and Tito came to support the guerrilla group Ação Libertadora Nacional, commanded by Carlos Marighella.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

History

Production Companies

Downtown Filmes

Quimera Filmes

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Cast

Frei Tito

Caio Blat

Frei Betto

Daniel de Oliveira

Delegado Fleury

Cássio Gabus Mendes

Frei Oswaldo

Ângelo Antônio

Frei Fernando

Léo Quintão

Frei Ivo

Odilon Esteves

Carlos Marighella

Marku Ribas

Nildes

Marcélia Cartaxo

Líder estudantil

Rômulo Braga

Professor

Marcelo Campos

Diretor do jornal

Wolney Oliveira

Jana

Cynthia Falabella

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