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, it shows the history of how Benjamin Abrahão befriended

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, the leader of the

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, and filmed his crimes — a feat the Brazilian army was not able to accomplish. It used footage taken in 1936 for Abrahão's 1959 film ''Lampião, o Rei do Cangaço''.

Cast

*Duda Mamberti as Benjamin Abrahão *Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos as Lampião *Aramis Trindade as lieutenant Lindalvo Rosas *

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as colonel Zé de Zito *

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*Cláudio Mamberti as colonel João Libório *Germano Haiut as Ademar Albuquerque *Zuleica Ferreira as Maria Bonita

Reception

The film entered the 1996

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, where it won awards for Best Film, Best Newcomer Director, Best Art Direction (Adão Pinheiro), Best Supporting Actor (Aramis Trindade) and shared the Critic's Choice Award with '' Um Céu de Estrelas''. It was released in Brazilian theatres on July 26, 1997. It was shown at the

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, at the

1997 Toronto International Film Festival The 22nd Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 4 to September 13, 1997. This festival was notable for the introduction of the Masters programme to TIFF. Awards Programmes Gala Opening Night * '' The Sweet Hereafter'' by Atom Eg ...

, at the 1998

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, and won the Coral Prize for Best Film Poster at the 19th

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. The movie is considered an important mark in

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's cinema industry, being one of the Pernambuco's first films to be acclaimed by international critics. For example, Deborah Young of ''

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'' said it "has a deliberately naive look that keeps it fresh, plus amusing dialogue and cast." She especially praised its "imaginative camera style" as it "uses a quasi-

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palette and camera angles".

References

External links

* {{Candango Award for Best Film 1996 films 1996 drama films Brazilian drama films Films set in the 1930s Films set in Brazil Films shot in Recife 1990s Portuguese-language films 1996 directorial debut films