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Zé

2023 · 123 min

A sober, slow-burning plunge into political commitment and its terrible cost, carried by quiet dread and sorrow.

Directed by
Rafael Conde
Starring
Caio Horowicz, Eduarda Fernandes, Samantha Jones
Overview
Brazil 1970. Zé walks away from his upper-middle-class life and joins the resistance against the military regime. Together with his partner Bete, he abandons public life to fight the system, while also raising two kids. Based on the life of José Carlos Novais da Mata-Machado who died under torture at the age of 27, falsely accused of betraying his companions.

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Directed by
Rafael Conde
Starring
Caio Horowicz, Eduarda Fernandes, Samantha Jones
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • family
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Directed by
Rafael Conde
Written by
Anna Flávia Dias, Rafael Conde
Starring
Caio Horowicz, Eduarda Fernandes, Samantha Jones, Rafael Protzner, Yara de Novaes, Gustavo Werneck, Alexandre Cioletti, Sara Não Tem Nome
Cinematography
Luís Abramo
Runtime
123 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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