The Red Light Bandit (1968)
- Original title
- O Bandido da Luz Vermelha
- Directed by
- Rogério Sganzerla
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country
- Brazil
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 69 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A film based on the true story of a notorious Brazilian robber nicknamed the Red Light Bandit. It follows his criminal exploits in a stylized and anarchic way.
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What happens
The Red Light Bandit (Portuguese: O Bandido da Luz Vermelha) is a 1968 Brazilian crime film directed by Rogério Sganzerla, inspired by the crimes of the famous real-life robber João Acácio Pereira da Costa, nicknamed the "Red Light Bandit" (Bandido da Luz Vermelha). The film is regarded as a classic work of Cinema Marginal, the Brazilian underground filmmaking movement of the 1960s. Sganzerla was about 22 years old when he directed it. Sganzerla called the film a Third World western. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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