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Revoada (2008)

Revoada poster
Directed by
José Umberto Dias
Genre
drama film
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h 20m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

After the death of their leader Lampião, a band of eight men and two women flee through the rocky backlands of Brazil. They carry money and resentment, and internal conflicts break out as police pursue them. The group faces tension, fear, and violence in the final days of the cangaço era.

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What happens

Revoada é um filme brasileiro de 2008, do gênero drama, escrito e dirigido por José Umberto Dias. Lampião, o Rei do Cangaço, foi morto na noite de 28 de julho de 1938. Seu bando remanescente tinha oito homens e duas mulheres, que se revoltaram diante da emboscada desleal a seu chefe. Esse bando trazia consigo muito dinheiro e outro. Perseguido pela polícia o grupo debanda, vivendo uma série de conflitos internos. A fuga, através das pedras, é caracterizada pela tensão, amizade, resistência, violência, sonhos, amor e medo da morte. Eles viveram o crepúsculo do cangaço. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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