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The man of the year.
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- Series:
- New world cinema: independent features & shorts, 1990-present.
- New world cinema: independent features & shorts, 1990-present
- Language:
- Portuguese
- Subjects (All):
- Feature films.
- Social structure--Brazil--Drama.
- Social structure.
- Vigilantes--Brazil--Drama.
- Vigilantes.
- Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--Social conditions--Drama.
- Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
- Brazil.
- Genre:
- Fiction films.
- Feature films.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (1 min.) : sound, color.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Film Movement, 2003.
- Language Note:
- This edition in Portuguese with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Maiquel (Murilo Benicio) has lost a bet and dyed his hair blond. This little event triggers a head-on collision with destiny in which Maiquel goes from nobody to hero to outlaw ... all in 24 hours. Based on the award-winning novel by Patricia Melo "O Matador", this vibrant and brazen crime saga follows in the vein of recent Brazilian Cinema such as Vincente Amorim's Middle of the World, Walter Salles' Central Station and Fernando Meirelles' City of God.
- Notes:
- Country of origin: Brazil.
- Title from title frames (New World Cinema, viewed Nov. 7, 2012).
- Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2012. (New World Cinema: Independent Features & Shorts, 1990-Present). Available via World Wide Web.
- Nominated 2003 Bogota Film Festival Golden Precolumbian Circle Award, Best Film
- Nominated 2003 Chicago International Film Festival Gold Hugo Award, New Directors Competition
- Nominated 2003 Prmio Qualidade Awards, Best Actor
- Nominated 2004 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize, Best Cinematography
- Nominated 2004 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize, Best Costume Design
- Nominated 2004 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize, Best Make-Up
- Nominated 2004 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize, Best Screenplay, Adapted
- Nominated 2004 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize, Best Supporting Actress
- Nominated 2005 Golden Trailer Awards, Best Foreign Independent
- Won 2003 Cognac Festival du Film Policier New Blood Award
- Won 2003 Havana Film Festival Best Art Direction Award
- Won 2003 Miami Brazilian Film Festival Crystal Lens Award, Best Actor
- Won 2003 Miami Brazilian Film Festival Crystal Lens Award, Best Director
- Won 2003 Miami Brazilian Film Festival Crystal Lens Award, Best Feature Film
- Won 2003 San Francisco International Film Festival SKYY Prize
- Won 2003 San Sebastián International Film Festival Horizons Award, Special Mention
- OCLC:
- 823748020
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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