Dirty Hearts (2011)

Original title

Corações Sujos

Directed by

Vicente Amorim

Genre

drama film, historical fiction, thriller film, historical film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

14

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1940s Brazil, Japanese immigrants who refuse to accept Japan's defeat in World War II form a secret terrorist group. A police investigation uncovers assassinations and ideological conflict within the community.

tensedramatichistoricalsuspensefulsomberemotionally heavyslow-burnthought-provoking

What happens

Dirty Hearts (汚れた心, Kegareta Kokoro; Brazilian Portuguese: Corações Sujos) is a 2011 Brazilian historical drama-thriller film directed by Vicente Amorim. It is based on the true story of Shindo Renmei, a pro-Imperial Japan terrorist organization composed of Japanese immigrants in Brazil, which refused to accept Japanese surrender in World War II. The film stars Tsuyoshi Ihara, Takako Tokiwa, Eiji Okuda, Shun Sugata, Kimiko Yo, and Eduardo Moscovis. It is based on a 2000 non-fiction book by journalist Fernando Morais. The film was premiered at Festival do Rio on October 13, 2011, and was released in Brazil on August 17, 2012. It received positive reviews and won Brazilian Academy Film Awards for Best Screenplay and Best Art Direction, out of 10 nominations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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