

The Assailant
2009-10-30 · 94 min · ★ 6.0
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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Production details
- Directors
- João Daniel Tikhomiroff
- Production companies
- Globo Filmes, Mixer Films, TeleImage, Miravista, Rt2a Produções Cinematográficas
- Countries
- Brazil
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 5,000,000
Top Cast
Aílton CarmoBesouro
Jéssica BarbosaDinorá / Iansã
Flávio RochaCoronel Venâncio
Irandhir SantosNoca de Antonia
Leno SacramentoChico Canoa
Nilton Souza JuniorCobra Criada
Sérgio LaurentinoExu
Cris ViannaTeresa
Geyisa CostaZulmira
Miguel LunardiCapanga
Antônio FábioSerafim
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