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The Assailant
The Assailant

The Assailant

Genres

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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.

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Budget

$5000000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

6.009/10

Release Date

30 October 2009

Country

Brazil

Cast

Aílton Carmo

Aílton Carmo

Besouro

Jéssica Barbosa

Jéssica Barbosa

Dinorá

Sérgio Laurentino

Sérgio Laurentino

Exu

Flávio Rocha

Flávio Rocha

Coronel Venâncio

Irandhir Santos

Irandhir Santos

Noca de Antônia

Macalé

Macalé

Mestre Alípio

Leno Sacramento

Leno Sacramento

Chico Canoa

Ânderson Santos de Jesus

Ânderson Santos de Jesus

Quero-Quero

Cris Vianna

Cris Vianna

Teresa

Antônio Fábio

Antônio Fábio

Serafim

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