Bellini and the Devil (2008)

Original title

Bellini e o Demônio

Directed by

Marcelo Galvão

Genre

crime film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

2.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A São Paulo detective investigates murders linked to a mysterious book. The case pulls him into a dark puzzle.

mysteriousdarkcerebralgrittysuspensefulbroodingmethodicalnoir-ish

What happens

Bellini and the Devil (Portuguese: Bellini e o Dêmonio) is 2008 Brazilian crime film directed by Marcelo Galvão. Based on Tony Bellotto's homonymous novel, it stars Fabio Assunção as Remo Bellini, a São Paulo-based detective who investigates mysterious murders revolving around The Book of the Law. A sequel to Bellini and the Sphinx, it premiered as the opening film of the 1st Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival, where Assunção won the award of Best Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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