30 October 2009 Adventure, Fantasy, Drama 94 mins
Based on the life of a legendary capoeira fighter from Bahia, "Besouro" spins a fantastic tale of a young Brazilian man of African descent in search of his mission.
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Aílton Carmo as Besouro
Jéssica Barbosa as Dinorá / Iansã
Ânderson Santos de Jesus as Quero-Quero
Flávio Rocha as Coronel Venâncio
Irandhir Santos as Noca de Antonia
Servílio de Holanda as Genival
Leno Sacramento as Chico Canoa
Macalé as Mestre Alípio
Sérgio Laurentino as Exu
Cris Vianna as Teresa
Miguel Lunardi as Capanga
Antônio Fábio as Serafim
Adriana Alves as Oxum
José Carlos Arandiba “Zebrinha” as Ogum
Sérgio Pererê as Ossain
Rejane Maya as Nanã
Vicente Amorim Producer
João Daniel Tikhomiroff Director
Gilberto Gil Songs
Gustavo Giani Editor
Bia Salgado Costume Design
Claudio Amaral Peixoto Art Direction
Ku Huen-Chiu Stunt Coordinator
Caique Martins Ferreira Executive Producer
Enrique Chediak Director of Photography
Rica Amabis Original Music Composer
Tejo Damasceno Original Music Composer
Pupillo Original Music Composer
Bráulio Tavares Screenplay
João Daniel Tikhomiroff Screenplay
Patrícia Andrade Screenplay
João Daniel Tikhomiroff Producer
Besouro Trailer
Besouro le maître de Capoeira Trailer
Besouro Trailer
Australia 09 May 2012
Brazil 30 October 2009
Germany 11 February 2010
France 02 September 2011
Italy 01 January 2010
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