The Man of the Year

Even losers get to win sometimes.

Genres

DramaCrime

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Maiquél has lost a bet and dyed his hair blond. This seemingly innocuous event triggers a head-on collision with destiny in which he goes from nobody to hero to outlaw — all in 24 hours.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

6.766/10

Release Date

01 August 2003

Country

Brazil

Cast

Murilo Benício

Máiquel

Cláudia Abreu

Cledir

Natália Lage

Érica

Jorge Dória

Dr. Carvalho

André Gonçalves

Galego

Lázaro Ramos

Marcão

Perfeito Fortuna

Robinson

Paulo Moska

Enoque

Wagner Moura

Suel

André Barros

Marlênio

Carlo Mossy

Chief of Police Santana

Maurício Gonçalves

Detective Max

Mariana Ximenes

Gabriela

Amir Haddad

Gonzaga

José Wilker

Sílvio

Agildo Ribeiro

Zilmar

Nill Marcondes

Ezequiel

Guil Silveira

Médico

Paulo César Peréio

Seu Humberto

Orã Figueiredo

Dono da Átila Transportes

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