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João Saldanha

2012 · 97 min

A warm, talky portrait of a fiery sportsman and commentator, carried by archival footage and a larger-than-life personality.

Directed by
André Iki Siqueira, Beto Macedo
Genres
Documentary
Starring
João Saldanha
Overview
Player, coach, journalist and polemicist, João Saldanha (1917-1990) has always been a good fighter. The bravery he displayed on the field, in the short period he was a player, led him to accept the post of coach of the same team, Botafogo. He was also one of the most feared and controversial sports commentators of his time.

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Directed by
André Iki Siqueira, Beto Macedo
Genres
Documentary
Starring
João Saldanha
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sport
  • media
  • politics
  • identity
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
André Iki Siqueira, Beto Macedo
Starring
João Saldanha
Cinematography
Maurizio D'Atri
Runtime
97 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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