Besouro - Die Geburt einer Legende (2009)
Brasilien 1924: Die Sklaverei ist offiziell schon lange abgeschafft und dennoch leiden viele Afro-Brasilianer unter den "weißen Herren". Unmenschliche Lebens- und Arbeitsbedingungen stehen an der Tagesordnung. Die Ausübung der beliebten Kampfkunst Capoeira ist verboten. In dieser Zeit wird Manuel Henrique Pereira zur Legende. Er rächt seinen Capoeira Meister und lehnt sich gegen die Ungerechtigkeit auf. Unter dem Namen Besouro (ein Käfer, der fliegen kann, obwohl er nicht so aussieht) nimmt er den Kampf gegen die Unterdrücker auf
Der Regisseur:
João Daniel Tikhomiroff
Die Autor:
Bráulio Tavares, João Daniel Tikhomiroff, Patrícia Andrade.
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Aílton Carmo as Besouro |
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Jéssica Barbosa as Dinorá / Iansã |
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Anderson Santos de Jesus as Quero-Quero |
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Flávio Rocha as Coronel Venâncio |
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Irandhir Santos as Noca de Antonia |
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Servílio de Holanda as Genival |
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Leno Sacramento as Chico Canoa |
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Nilton Souza Junior as Cobra Criada |
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Macalé as Mestre Alípio |
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Sérgio Laurentino as Exu |
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Cris Vianna as Teresa |
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Geyisa Costa as Zulmira |
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Glauber Souza as Zeca |
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Manoel Botelho as Bento |
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Juraci Conceição as Amparo |
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Miguel Lunardi as Capanga |
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Mário Marcelino as Jagunço Mulato |
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Antônio Fábio as Serafim |
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Adriana Alves as Oxum |
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José Carlos Arandiba “Zebrinha” as Ogum |
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Sérgio Pererê as Ossain |
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Rejane Maya as Nanã |
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Fabiana Sena as Negrinha |
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Everaldo Soares as Deputado |
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Éder Messias Costa Santos as Besouro Menino |
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Cristian Bruno Galvão as Quero-Quero Menino |
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Izamara Pereira de Souza as Dinorá Menina |
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Diego Nascimento as Manoel Jr. |
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Severo D'Acelino as Xangô |
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Milton Gonçalves as Narrador |
| Directing | João Daniel Tikhomiroff | Director |
| Production | Vicente Amorim | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bia Salgado | Costume Design |
| Sound | Gilberto Gil | Songs |
| Art | Claudio Amaral Peixoto | Art Direction |
| Editing | Gustavo Giani | Editor |
| Crew | Ku Huen-Chiu | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Caique Martins Ferreira | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Enrique Chediak | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Rica Amabis | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Tejo Damasceno | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Pupillo | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Bráulio Tavares | Screenplay |
| Writing | João Daniel Tikhomiroff | Screenplay |
| Writing | Patrícia Andrade | Screenplay |
| Production | João Daniel Tikhomiroff | Producer |
| Production | Michel Tikhomiroff | Producer |
| Production | Gil Ribeiro | Producer |
| Production | Daniel Filho | Co-Producer |
| Production | Caique Martins Ferreira | Co-Producer |
| Production | Malu Miranda | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Rica Amabis | Music Director |
| Production | Patricia Faria | Casting Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Martín Macías Trujillo | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Malu Miranda | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Luiz Henrique Fonseca | Production Director |
| Sound | José Moreau Louzeiro | Sound Recordist |
| Visual Effects | Marcelo Siqueira | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Armando Torres Jr. | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Paula Lima | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Janaina Ferreira | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Daniel Lentini | Third Assistant Director |