With ailton carmo, jessica barbosa, flavio rocha, irandhir santos. Based on the life of a legendary capoeira fighter from bahia, besouro spins a fantastic tale of a young brazilian man of african descent in search of. Portuguese besouro is the emotional true story of the legendary capoeira fighter from bahia, who was rumored to fly and leads an uprising of agricultural workers against an exploitative landowner. Abada capoeira terra do maculele viu os mestres popo e. Capoeira besouro is a great class that helped me learn the arts of capoeira with ease.
This version is english dubbed and the voices take away. The true story of manuel henrique pereira, who rose to fame in brazil as a fighter for freedom and a master of capoeira a fusion of dance and martial arts, is brought to the screen in this. This movie has both a love story, suspense, action, a superhero, and most importantly culture. Photography is also a high level on the movie, vivid colors and very well done compositions.
Jessica barbosa in the assailant 2009 irandhir santos and flavio rocha in the. In depth interviews are conducted with masters of capoeira, historians and religious scholars. Produced by mixer and globo films, distributed by miravista, the film. Besouro preto black beetle looks into the history and spiritual traditions of the afrobrazilian martial art, capoeira. I have to say that i love the idea of a capoeira action movie, thanks to tambay of indiewires shadow and act blog. Based on the life of a legendary capoeira fighter from bahia, besouro spins a fantastic tale. Based on the life of a legendary capoeira fighter from bahia, besouro spins a fantastic tale of a young brazilian man of african descent in search of his mission.
Besouro capoeira pelicula completa full movie duration. Released 2009, besouro stars ailton carmo, cris vianna, jessica barbosa, flavio rocha the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 34 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. With nowhere to turn, he is rescued by a martial arts master and trained to defy the laws of gravity. Capoeira is an acrobatic art of selfdefense, that one can see in. The assailant is a movie based on the life of a legendary capoeira fighter from bahia, besouro. Capoeira besouro invites you to explore the afrobrazilian martial art of capoeira. The action begins when master alipio macale, who has taught the art of capoeira to besouro is brutally.
The movies story begins in 1920s brazil when slavery has been abolished but in the poor town of bahia the plantations are still run by men who hold the local population as slaves. The 2009 movie besouro is based on the story of a legendary fighter and. Joey and kate are both wonderful teachers and my girls love taking capoeira from them. The story line is a little difficult to follow but some movies today do not even have that. Capoeira is the challenge that memo never imagined. Invented by afrobrazilians slaves to protect themselves against slavery.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing besouro near you. The assailant poster capoeira movie black martial arts besouro by joao daniel tikhomiroff top brazilian movies of the last 20 years imdb the assailant, or besouro in portuguese. Corredora brasileira carla veloso e cruz besouro do filme disney carros 2 completo em portugues. Developed as a form of selfdefense by the slaves in brazil during the 17th century, capoeira is an art which combines selfdefense, dance, and music. Official trailer, with english subtitles, of the brazilian feature film besouro the assailant. Joey is an awesome teacher who makes it easy to learn new kicks and tricks.
The afrobrazilian martial art of capoeira gets a thrilling showcase in this alternately poetic and kinetic retelling of the life of besouro manganga, a legendary fighter who used his superhuman skills to liberate black workers from brutal white plantation owners in 1920s brazil. When his master is assassinated in cold blood, manoel must face his masters assailant head on in. When his master is assassinated in cold blood, manoel must face his masters assailant head on in a final fight to the death. The assailant known as besouro in brazil is a 2009 brazilian actiondrama film directed by joao daniel tikhomiroff. Besouro o filme capoeira fight scnes besouro vs quero. Capoeira besouro in venice capoeira besouro 709 lincoln. Tired of hollywood versions of capoeira like the 90s film only the strong with hawaiian mark dacascos, brazilians wanted to reclaim their. The film is about besouro manganga, a brazilian capoeirista from the early 1920s, to whom were attributed some heroic and legendary deeds huanchiu ku, kill bill s choreographer, is responsible for the films fight scenes. Besouro capoeira pelicula completa full movie youtube. The film ends with one of besouros friends teaching capoeira to the son of besouro and dinora. Through the practice of capoeira, students increase their flexibility, fitness, coordination, strength, balance.
Besouro, as you can tell from the trailer, is set in the 1920s in bahia and tells the story of a capoeirista who fights to protect the oppressed black population of brazil. This movie besouro beetle tells the amazing story of the legendary capoeira fighter manoel henrique pereira, who would eventually become the icon besouro manganga. Besouro was a shadow and act film find feature in 2009, with a trailer that thrilled just about everyone who saw it or at least, peaked interest. Redemption, lateef crowder plays brazilian character santiago silva, a capoeira.
So, weve been on this one for awhile now, and youve had a few opportunities to watch it over the last 2 years, notably when i posted the full film on this blog back in february of last year. Casa do besouro capoeira academy athens, 543 likes. Although filmed with a sort of contemporary touch in aesthetics and camera works this film is a let down. Besouro besourinho capoeira music songs, lyrics and more. All the actions scenes are very realistic and also have a brazilian swing on this unique brazilian martial art, the capoeira. Capoeira besouro is a martial art school in portland, oregon.
Besouro 2009 the assailant orphaned at a young age, manoels entire life has been an uphill battle. With amanda groth, eddie martinez, sean anthony moran, axe osei vita. Find capoeira besouro in venice with address, phone number from yahoo us local. As the narrative unfolds, we are introduced to besouro preto, a folkhero and historic legend. Here the focus is on capoeira players, who, lead by the legendary hero besouro, combine acrobatic dancing and fighting to liberate themselves from the oppression of a white plantation owner. Besouro the assailant official movie trailer youtube. See the full list of besouro cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The brazilian martial art of capoeira, noted for its acrobatic movements and kicks, has been. Capoeira is an art form that is a combination of martial arts movements, dance, gymnastics, music, and strategy.
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