The Angel Was Born

Name: The Angel Was Born
Director: Júlio Bressane
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1969-02-12
Duration: 1 h 4 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Hugo Carvana, Milton Gonçalves, Norma Bengell, Maria Gladys, Neville D'Almeida

A milestone of the Brazilian marginal cinema

Crime Drama

6.7

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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.

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DirectorJúlio Bressane

Keywords

killingdomestic violenceblack and whitehome invasionavant-gardeextreme sadismgun violencehopelesssimplebrazilian societybrutal murderexperimentallow budgetsocial critiquehard to watchavant gardeviolencemeaningless violencejúlio bressaneunprovoked violence