The Assailant
The Assailant (known as Besouro in Brazil) is a 2009 Brazilian action-drama film directed by João Daniel Tikhomiroff. The film is about Besouro Mangangá, a Brazilian Capoeirista from the early 1920s, to whom were attributed some heroic and legendary deeds.
Plot
In 1924, almost forty years after slavery in Brazil is abolished, former black slaves are still oppressed by the rich. Resistance in the region of the Recôncavo Baiano is led by the elderly Mestre Alípio, master of a martial art, capoeira, used by the slaves to fight off abuse. Mestre Alípio's life has been threatened, so one of his best apprentices, Besouro, is appointed his bodyguard. However, Besouro spends all of his time playing capoeira in street circles, with the consequence that Alípio is killed by the police.
Cast
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| author | Bráulio Tavares João Daniel Tikhomiroff Patrícia Andrade |
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| director | João Daniel Tikhomiroff |
| editor | Gustavo Giani |
| genre | action drama |
| keywords | army officer astrocaryum vulgare black people black slave capoeira eshu exu guerrilla guerrilla warfare kill learn little boy orisha recôncavo baiano slavery in brazil spiritual entity ticum |
| productionCompany | RT2A Produções Cinematográficas |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures |
| theme | action drama biographical drama martial arts narrative |