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The Brave Warrior (1968)

The Brave Warrior poster
Original title
O Bravo Guerreiro
Directed by
Gustavo Dahl
Genre
drama film
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to navigate his way through a society full of corruption and political struggle. The film follows his attempts to maintain his integrity in a world that demands compromise.

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What happens

The Brave Warrior (Portuguese: O Bravo Guerreiro) is a 1968 Brazilian drama film directed by Gustavo Dahl. The directorial debut of Dahl, it is one of the most important films of the second phase of Brazil's Cinema Novo movement. It won the Special Award at the 1968 Festival de Brasília, Best Director at the 1968 Festival de Belo Horizonte, and the Best Cinematography at the 1969 Instituto Nacional do Cinema (INC) Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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