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The Wages of Death

1971 · 80 min

A grim, slow-burning tale of violence and corruption in a small Brazilian town, where every death feels inevitable and the heat hangs heavy.

Directed by
Linduarte Noronha
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Eliane Giardini, W.J. Solha, Margarida Cardoso
Overview
In a city in the Brazilian northeastern backwoods, the political chief is assassinated by a professional gunman. From there, the city begins to live the climate of the event. The killer, concealed by important people, is hidden in the house of a humble family. Time passes and the gunslinger leaves his hiding place, being killed soon after. Also the family that hid the criminal is assassinated, as well as the judge who was conducting the investigation of the murder of the political chief.

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Directed by
Linduarte Noronha
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Eliane Giardini, W.J. Solha, Margarida Cardoso
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 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
  • violence
  • corruption
  • power
  • crime
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Linduarte Noronha
Written by
Linduarte Noronha, Antônio Barreto Neto, Jurandir Moura
Starring
Eliane Giardini, W.J. Solha, Margarida Cardoso, Balduíno Léllis
Runtime
80 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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