Drama · Brazil · 1980 · 1h 37m

The Wrung-Out Man

O Homem que Virou Suco

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Director
João Batista de Andrade
Cast
José Dumont as Deraldo / Severino Célia Maracajá as Barros Freire as Aldo Bueno as Dominguinhos as Self Vital Farias as
Crew
Alain Fresnot — Editor Vital Farias — Original Music Composer João Batista de Andrade — Writer Assunção Hernandes — Producer Vital Farias — Production Design Vital Farias — Costume Design
Synopsis

Deraldo, a popular poet from Northeast Brazil, arrives in the capital of São Paulo, making a living only from his poetry and pamphlets. All is well until he is mistaken for a multinational worker who killed the boss at a party where he received the title of symbolic worker.

Mood & Themes
policeresistanceimmigrationmistaken identitypoetmigrationsao paulo, braziloppression
Key Collaborators
João Batista de Andrade Director Alain Fresnot Editor Vital Farias Original Music Composer João Batista de Andrade Writer Assunção Hernandes Producer Vital Farias Production Design Vital Farias Costume Design
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