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The Angel Was Born

O Anjo Nasceu

1969 · 1h 4m · Crime, Drama · Brazil

A milestone of the Brazilian marginal cinema

Santamaria and Urtigo are two bandits on the run, one is white, the other black. Santamaria is a mystical visionary and believes in the imminent coming of a purifying angel. Urtiga, his inseparable companion, is a simple-minded and ingenious man who follows Santamaria around and participates in the crimes he commits. The two bandits take over a house after kidnapping its owner and his girlfriend.

Written & directed by
Júlio Bressane
Starring
Hugo Carvana, Milton Gonçalves, Norma Bengell, Maria Gladys
6.2Smart score

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avant gardeavant-gardeblack and whitebrazilian societybrutal murderdomestic violenceexperimentalextreme sadismgun violencehard to watchhome invasionhopelessjúlio bressanekillinglow budgetmeaningless violencesimplesocial critiqueunprovoked violenceviolence

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