Bingo: The King of the Mornings (2017)

Original title

Bingo: O Rei das Manhãs

Directed by

Daniel Rezende

Genre

drama film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

16

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 416 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A struggling actor lands a job playing a famous children's TV clown in 1980s Brazil. The fame and money change his life, but he struggles with the demands of the role and his own identity.

biographicaldramaticcharacter-studytonal-shiftsperiodreflectiveintimateearthypoignant

What happens

Bingo: The King of the Mornings (Portuguese: Bingo: O Rei das Manhãs) is a 2017 Brazilian biographical drama film directed by Academy Award nominee Daniel Rezende in his directorial debut. Written by Luiz Bolognesi, the screenplay is inspired in the life of Arlindo Barreto, one of many actors who played Bozo the Clown in Brazil. However, to avoid copyrights claim and preserve its creative freedom, the production does not use either the name of Bozo or Arlindo, adopting the fictional names of Bingo and Augusto, respectively. The film was released in Brazil on August 24, 2017. On September 15, it was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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