Pra Frente, Brasil

Pra Frente, Brasil

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Roberto Farias
Produced by Roberto Farias
Written by Roberto Farias
Based on Sala Escura 
by Reginaldo Faria
Starring Reginaldo Faria
Antônio Fagundes
Natália do Valle
Elizabeth Savalla
Music by Egberto Gismonti
Cinematography Dib Lutfi
Edited by Mauro Farias
Roberto Farias
Production
company
Embrafilme
Produções Cinematográficas R.F. Farias Ltda.
Distributed by Embrafilme
Release dates
Running time
105 minutes
Country Brazil
Language Portuguese

Pra Frente, Brasil (English: Go Ahead, Brazil!) is a 1982 Brazilian drama film directed, written and produced by Roberto Farias. It tells the fictional story of a man mistakenly arrested by a group linked to the military dictatorship during the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Plot

The film is set on mid 1970, when the military regime's "economic miracle" and the victory of the Brazilian national football team on the FIFA World Cup serves as a distraction for the persecution of opposition leaders by the political police of the dictatorship.

Under this context, Jofre Godoi da Fonseca, an alienated middle class man, is mistaken for Sarmento, a political activist he met at an airport prior to his assassination. He is then arrested and brutally tortured by a paramilitary group of vigilantes sponsored by influential businessmen to hunt down people deemed "subversive" by the regime.

Jofre's wife Marta and his brother Miguel join forces to investigate his disappearance. After they fail to get enough support from law enforcement agents, Mariana, leader of a left-wing resistance group and Miguel's former girlfriend, helps them. Their efforts proved to be useless after Jofre is killed on a failed escape attempt.

Cast

Awards and nominations

33rd Berlin International Film Festival
10th Gramado Film Festival
17th Silver Daisy Awards
9th Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva

References

  1. "Pra Frente Brasil" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  2. "Berlinale: 1983 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  3. "Histórico del Palmarés Oficial: 1981-1990" (in Spanish). Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva. Retrieved June 22, 2014.

External links

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