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Lucio Flavio (1977)

Lucio Flavio poster
Original title
Lúcio Flávio, o Passageiro da Agonia
Directed by
Héctor Babenco
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
Brazil
Runtime
2h
Rated
18 anos
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 42 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A famous bank robber in 1970s Rio de Janeiro faces off against a police death squad. The film follows his criminal career and the violent conflict between him and the authorities.

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What happens

Lucio Flavio (Portuguese: Lúcio Flávio, o Passageiro da Agonia) is a 1977 Brazilian film directed by Héctor Babenco based on the book of the same name by José Louzeiro, who co-wrote the screenplay. It stars Reginaldo Faria as Lúcio Flávio, a famous bandit in Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s. Babenco did not want to limit the story to Lúcio Flávio, and stated it was also a film about Esquadrão da Morte, a death squad from the 1960s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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