VIPs (2010)

Directed by

Toniko Melo

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

G

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 120 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Brazilian film follows Marcelo Nascimento da Rocha, a man who made a life out of impersonating powerful people. He pretends to be an airline owner and a crime boss, among others. The movie shows the consequences of his lies.

biographicalbittersweetcharacter-drivendeceptivemelancholicsuspensefulunsettling

What happens

VIPs is a 2010 Brazilian drama film directed by Toniko Melo, based on the book VIPs - Histórias Reais de um Mentiroso by Mariana Caltabiano, about Marcelo Nascimento da Rocha, a criminal who was famous for impersonating several people, among them one of the owners of the Gol airline and one of the leaders of the PCC criminal faction. It is the first film of Toniko Melo alone in the direction. His other film, Som e Fúria (2008), was directed in partnership with Fernando Meirelles, which is one of the producers of VIPs. The film was exhibited at the Festival do Rio and won four awards, including best picture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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