Marighella

Jan 29, 2021

2h 35m

★ 7.6

A searing and energized portrait of one of Brazil’s most divisive historical figures

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

History

Action

Production Companies

O2 Filmes

Globo Filmes

Maria da Fé

Marighella Trailers

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Cast

Carlos Marighella

Seu Jorge

Lúcio

Bruno Gagliasso

Branco

Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos

Humberto

Humberto Carrão

Jorge

Jorge Paz

Bella

Bella Camero

Frei Henrique

Henrique Vieira

Maria

Ana Paula Bouzas

Guilherme

Guilherme Ferraz

Rafael

Rafael Lozano

Danilo

Adanilo

Crespo

Guilherme Lopes

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8.1

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8.2

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7.5

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7.6

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8.0

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5.4

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6.0

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10.0

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6.6

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5.4

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7.3

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0.0

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4.0

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8.5

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5.0

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6.4

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5.5

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0.0

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6.8

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