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Killed the Family and Went to the Movie Theater (1991)

Killed the Family and Went to the Movie Theater poster
Original title
Matou a Família e Foi ao Cinema
Directed by
Neville d'Almeida
Genre
drama film
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
18
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man kills his own family and then goes to a movie theater. The film follows his actions and the aftermath in a detached way.

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What happens

Matou a Família e Foi ao Cinema (Killed the Family and Went to the Movies) is a Brazilian film directed by Neville de Almeida and released in 1991. It is a remake of the original 1969 film directed by Júlio Bressane. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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