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The Assailant
Oct 30, 2009 · 1h 34m
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Drama
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
PLOT
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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CAST
Aílton Carmo
Besouro
Jéssica Barbosa
Dinorá / Iansã
Ânderson Santos de Jesus
Quero-Quero
Flávio Rocha
Coronel Venâncio
Irandhir Santos
Noca de Antonia
Servílio de Holanda
Genival
Leno Sacramento
Chico Canoa
Nilton Souza Junior
Cobra Criada
Directed by
João Daniel Tikhomiroff
DETAILS
Status
Released
Original language
PT
Budget
$5,000,000
Revenue
—
Production
Globo Filmes, Mixer Films, TeleImage, Miravista, Rt2a Produções Cinematográficas
Country
BR
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