BRAZIL: Redentor (Redeemer). 2004

Director: Cláudio Torres
Stars: Pedro Cardoso, Miguel Falabella, Fernanda Montenegro, Camila Pitanga, Fernando Torres.
Release date: Brazil - 10 Sept 2004
Length: 110 mins

Has been likened to a Terry Gillam type film, with a satirical fantasy aspect that includes a rare feature for Brasilian films, the inclusion of special effects. The Redentor refers to the iconic statue of Jesus that looms over Rio. Looks pretty damn crazy. Torres won 'Best Director' at the Brazilian Film Academy Awards in 2005.

Synopsis
The journalist Célio Rocha (Pedro Cardoso) has been living a serious problem in the breast of his family for years: his father used all his savings to buy an apartment from the father of his childhood friend Otávio Sabóia (Miguel Falabella), indeed a corrupt constructor who never delivered the building to the owners. When the father of Otávio commits suicide, Célio is assigned for an interview with Otávio, and is invited by Otávio to participate in a scheme in Cayman Islands, where he would receive five millions dollars. However, Célio has a breakdown when his father dies, and believed God assigned him to make Otávio give away all the money he has on behalf of the homeless.

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