Roberto Bomtempo Movies
- 2002
Brazilian director Jose Joffily takes the helm for this bleak drama concerning the plight of illegal Brazilian immigrants struggling to survive in New York City. As shy Tonho (Roberto Bomtempo) attempts to realize his dreams of fame while facing the stark reality that he is being pursued by the Immigration Service, outgoing rapper Paco (Debora Falabella) ignores reality in favor of focusing entirely on her career. When Tonho is arrested and threatened with deportation, Paco must struggle to survive in an alien environment that grows increasingly threatening with the passing of each day. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Debora Falabella, Roberto Bomtempo, (more)
- 2005
An retired police precinct chief from Copacabana finds his fate taking an unsettling turn after becoming the main suspect in the death of his lover - a prominent Rio de Janeiro streetwalker - in director Jose Joffily's tense underworld thriller. Vieira used be a high profile law enforcer, but these days he spends most of his time in the company of lusty prostitute Magali. When Magali is murdered, the authorities quickly shift their suspicions to Vieira and crooked cop Montiero begins blackmailing the former precinct chief. Now, as Vieira faces crooked cops on one side and murderous thugs on the other, he finds a last chance at happiness in the form of the beautiful Flor. But on the streets of Rio love and death can go hand in hand, and the man who used to enforce the law will now find himself forced to take a violent stance against it. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Flavio Bauraqui, Isaac Bernat, (more)
In 1980, impoverished working-class child actor Fernando Ramos da Silva became the darling of Brazilian cinema after starring in the internationally acclaimed Pixote, a wrenching look at the plight of Rio de Janeiro street urchins forced into criminal lives. With such an auspicious debut, a great career for Ramos da Silva seemed inevitable. Unfortunately, fate and the rigidity of Brazil's social stratus had other, more tragic plans. This biopic tells his sorrowful tale and follows the grim sequence of events that led to his brutal, controversial murder by the police.
Ramos da Silva was the seventh in a family of ten. His father died when he was still a child. He got his start acting in a play and was later selected from 1300 other boys to play the role of Pixote. For the role, he received world-wide attention and a small fortune. It was too much for Ramos de Silva and he began to identify too closely with Pixote, it created a schism within the confused boy that he never resolved. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Ramos da Silva was the seventh in a family of ten. His father died when he was still a child. He got his start acting in a play and was later selected from 1300 other boys to play the role of Pixote. For the role, he received world-wide attention and a small fortune. It was too much for Ramos de Silva and he began to identify too closely with Pixote, it created a schism within the confused boy that he never resolved. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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