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O Último Dia de Lampião

1975 · 50 min

A stark, slow-burning docufiction that immerses you in the harsh backlands and the mythic weight of a bandit's final hours.

Directed by
Maurice Capovila
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Emmanuel Cavalcanti, Sérgio Chapelin, Salma Buzzar
Overview
A docufiction film about the fall of Virgulino Ferreira da Silva, widely known as Lampião – the mythical bandit leader from the Brazilian northeast who fought the local power and put his name in history.

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Directed by
Maurice Capovila
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Emmanuel Cavalcanti, Sérgio Chapelin, Salma Buzzar
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • violence
  • death
  • rebellion
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Maurice Capovila
Written by
Fernando Peixoto, Maurice Capovila
Starring
Emmanuel Cavalcanti, Sérgio Chapelin, Salma Buzzar, Eduardo Montagnari, Heladio Brito, Otavio Sales
Cinematography
Walter Carvalho
Runtime
50 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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