Os matadores

  • 90'
  • Brazil
  • 1997
The feature début of Beto Brant is set on the border between Paraguay and Brazil, in a dusty town filled with grubby hotels and bars. The story that unfolds there is full of unexpected turns in the plot and parodies on the clichés of the gangster genre. A man is to be killed in a bar in the border area. While they wait for events to unfold, the murderers tell a story in which it is difficult to see who is guilty and who isn't. Present and past start to get mixed up. The practised killer Alfredo (Wolney de Assis) tells a young car thief the story of his old friend, the legendary Paraguayan murderer Múcio. This nervous man who once guarded the girls of a brothel, but eventually turned into a ruthless assassin, looked as if he was doomed when he started an affair with the boss's beautiful and sensual wife.Os matadores provides a fine portrait of the hard-as-nails murderers who however also demonstrate great human insight. Superior entertainment made on a low budget.
  • 90'
  • Brazil
  • 1997
Director
Beto Brant
Country of production
Brazil
Year
1997
Festival Edition
IFFR 1998
Length
90'
Medium
35mm
International title
Belly Up
Language
Portuguese
Producers
Beto Brant, Renato Bulcao
Sales
Riofilme, Grupo Novo de Cinema e TV
Screenplay
Fernando Bonassi, Marcal Aquino, Beto Brant
Director
Beto Brant
Country of production
Brazil
Year
1997
Festival Edition
IFFR 1998
Length
90'
Medium
35mm
International title
Belly Up
Language
Portuguese
Producers
Beto Brant, Renato Bulcao
Sales
Riofilme, Grupo Novo de Cinema e TV
Screenplay
Fernando Bonassi, Marcal Aquino, Beto Brant