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Besouro
Mon, Feb 12, 2018
- 7PM
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RUN TIME: 95min
FORMAT: DCP
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February 2018
Monday February 12, 2018
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Part of
Film 2018
series Fight the Power: Black Superheroes on Film
Directed by João Daniel Tikhomiroff | 2009
With Aílton Carmo, Jéssica Barbosa, Flávio Rocha
The Afro-Brazilian martial art of capoeira gets a thrilling showcase in this alternately poetic and kinetic retelling of the life of Besouro Manganga, a legendary fighter who used his superhuman skills to liberate black workers from brutal white plantation owners in 1920s Brazil. The breathtaking action sequences—set amid the scenic splendor of the Bahia region’s jungles—are courtesy of Kill Bill and Jet Li choreographer Huen Chiu Ku.
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