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Outlaw

2024 · 80 min

A grim, grounded rise-and-fall crime saga that feels heavy and tense, with little relief and a strong sense of place.

Directed by
João Wainer
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Starring
Maria Bomani, Jean Luís Amorim, Milhem Cortaz
Overview
At the age of nine, Rebeca is sold by her grandmother to the bookseller who ran Rocinha. Disputed by bicheiros and drug dealers, the community is going through changes in power. Rebeca becomes the wife of the chief drug dealer and, with the death of her partner, his successor. The electrifying trajectory of crime, violence, drugs and love of a female drug kingpin in Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro in the 1980s.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
João Wainer
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Starring
Maria Bomani, Jean Luís Amorim, Milhem Cortaz
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • crime
  • survival
  • identity
  • violence
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

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action, crime, drama
Directed by
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Written by
Cesar Gananian, Thaís Nunes, João Wainer, Patrícia Andrade
Starring
Maria Bomani, Jean Luís Amorim, Milhem Cortaz, João Vitor Nascimento, Jorge Hissa, Michely Gabriely, JP Rufino, Wilson Rabelo
Music
Tejo Damasceno
Cinematography
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Runtime
80 min
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Brazil
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Portuguese

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