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Marighella

Marighella

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 29, 2021

Runtime

2h 35m

Genres

Drama, History, Action

User Score

76%

Original Title

Marighella

Production Companies

O2 Filmes, Globo Filmes, Maria da Fé

Director

Wagner Moura

Budget

$1,769,789

Description

Afro-Brazilian poet and politician, the legendary Carlos Marighella. Driven to fight against the erosion of civil and human rights following the CIA-backed military coup of 1964 and the brutal, racist right-wing dictatorship that followed, the revolutionary leaves behind his wife and son to take up arms, becoming a notorious enemy to the power structure.