Awakening of the Beast (1970)

Original title

O Despertar da Besta

Directed by

José Mojica Marins

Genre

horror film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

18

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Brazilian filmmaker appears in a pseudodocumentary about drug addiction and moral decay. The movie blends real interviews with staged horror sequences featuring his alter ego Coffin Joe.

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What happens

Awakening of the Beast (Portuguese: O Despertar da Besta, also released as Portuguese: O Ritual dos Sádicos) is a 1970 Brazilian horror/exploitation film directed by José Mojica Marins. Marins is also known by his alter ego Coffin Joe (Zé do Caixão). Marins appears as himself and as the Coffin Joe character in the fictional film which is in the form of a pseudodocumentary. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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