''The Man of the Year'' ''( pt, O Homem do Ano, links=no)'', is a 2003 Brazilian
drama film
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Natália Lage
Natália Lage Vianna Soares (born 30 October 1978) is a Brazilian actress and television presenter.
Career
At the age of four years, Natália Lage appeared in several commercials.
Natalia Lage has acted in telenovelas since the age of eleven ...
Baixada Fluminense
The Baixada Fluminense (standard ; local pronounce: ) (literally "Fluminense Lowland") is a region in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil. It is located on Guanabara Bay, between Rio de Janeiro to the south and the Serra dos Órgà ...
region of
Rio de Janeiro
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. After losing a soccer bet to his friends, Maiquel must dye his hair blond. This unusual event in his otherwise mundane life inspires Maiquel to ask his hairdresser, Cledir (
) out to a bar where he is confronted and bullied by a local criminal named Suel (
Wagner Moura
Wagner Maniçoba de Moura (; born 27 June 1976) is a Brazilian actor, director, filmmaker, musician, and journalist. Wagner started his career doing theater in Salvador, where he worked with renowned directors, and soon scored some appearances ...
). He decides to settle the matter by subsequently buying a rifle which he uses to shoot and kill Suel the next day. He does so in front of Suel's girlfriend. Instead of reprimanding Maiquel, everyone in the neighborhood, including the police, is overjoyed that he has killed off this local pest and shows their gratitude with gifts. With the news of Maiquel's rise to heroism, influential locals hire him to kill others for him, turning him into a full-on
hitman
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. Maiquel's once dull life becomes one filled with drugs, sex, wealth, and violence as he gradually becomes detached from his wife and becomes less of the "ordinary man" he once was. This path of destruction leads Maiquel to become an outlaw on the run. The film ends with Maiquel dying his hair black and running from the police, realizing just how much his life has changed.
Natália Lage
Natália Lage Vianna Soares (born 30 October 1978) is a Brazilian actress and television presenter.
Career
At the age of four years, Natália Lage appeared in several commercials.
Natalia Lage has acted in telenovelas since the age of eleven ...
Lázaro Ramos
LuÃs Lázaro Sacramento Ramos (born November 1, 1978) is a prolific Brazilian actor, television presenter, director, writer, and voice actor. He started his acting career with the Flock of Olodum Theater group, in Salvador, and is best known f ...
as Marcão
*Perfeito Fortuna as Robinson
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Paulinho Moska
Paulo Corrêa de Araujo, also known as Moska or Paulinho Moska (born 27 August 1967, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian singer, composer and actor.
He started to play the classical guitar when he was 13 years old, with friends. He graduated in ...
as Enoque
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Wagner Moura
Wagner Maniçoba de Moura (; born 27 June 1976) is a Brazilian actor, director, filmmaker, musician, and journalist. Wagner started his career doing theater in Salvador, where he worked with renowned directors, and soon scored some appearances ...
Mariana Ximenes
Mariana Ximenes do Prado Nuzzi (born 26 April 1981) is a Brazilian actress. Her first role was in the telenovela ''Fascinação'' in 1998 where she portrayed the role of EmÃlia Gouveia. In the same year she played the role of Ruth Stern in th ...
Agildo Ribeiro
Agildo Ribeiro (24 April 1932 – 28 April 2018) was a Brazilian actor.
Filmography
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1932 births
2018 deaths
Brazilian male actors
People from Rio de Janeiro (city) ...
San Francisco International Film Festival
The San Francisco International Film Festival (abbreviated as SFIFF), organized by the San Francisco Film Society, is held each spring for two weeks, presenting around 200 films from over 50 countries. The festival highlights current trends in i ...