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The Man of the Crowd (2013)

The Man of the Crowd poster
Original title
O homem das multidões
Directed by
Cao Guimarães, Marcelo Gomes
Genre
drama film
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man works as a subway operator in a large Brazilian city. He becomes fascinated by a passenger and begins to follow him through the crowds.

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What happens

The Man of the Crowd (Portuguese: O Homem das Multidões) is a 2013 Brazilian drama film directed by Marcelo Gomes based on the short story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe. It was entirely shot in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais with a budget of R$1.8 million. The film was screened in the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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