Faroeste Caboclo (film)
| Brazilian Western | |
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| Directed by | René Sampaio |
| Produced by | Daniel Filho |
| Written by | Victor Atherino Marcos Bernstein José Carvalho |
| Based on | "Faroeste Caboclo" by Legião Urbana |
| Starring |
Fabrício Boliveira Isis Valverde |
| Cinematography | Gustavo Hadba |
| Edited by | Márcio Hashimoto Soares |
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Gávea Filmes
Globo Filmes |
| Distributed by | Europa Filmes |
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| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Budget |
R$6 million ($2.4 million) |
| Box office | $7,415,529 |
Brazilian Western (Portuguese: Faroeste Caboclo) is a 2013 Brazilian crime drama film directed and produced by René Sampaio, starring Fabrício Boliveira, Isis Valverde and César Trancoso. It is based on the song of same name released by Brazilian rock band Legião Urbana in their 1987 Que País É Este album.
Originally set for a 2011 release, the film's production suffered many delays. Shootings for the film took place primarily in the Jardim ABC neighbourhood of Cidade Ocidental, Goiás, in which the city of Ceilândia, Distrito Federal was recreated as it was in the 1970s. Shootings of other cities and places mentioned in the song could be done in loco. The film was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
João do Santo Cristo (Fabrício Boliveira) was raised in the countryside of Bahia to his parentes in a poor, small farm. His father was shot dead by a police officer as a punishment for harming the cop's brother, who was himself hurting João earlier for trying to steal some candies. When João is older, his mother dies too and he decides to leave home for Brasília, to meet a relative he discovered by looking at some old pictures. Before leaving town, however, he executes his father's killer, and is caught at the bus. After doing time in prison, he is finally able to go to Brasília.
Upon arriving, he meets his cousin Pablo (César Troncoso) and start doing small illegal tasks for him, such as delivering drugs, and also gives him some weapons, including the Winchester 22 cited in the song. He also starts working at a local carpentry to earn some money. One of his drug delivering operations goes wrong and is stormed by the police. In order to escape, he manages to break into an apartment. There, he meets Maria Lúcia (Isis Valverde), a punk music enthusiast and daughter of a senator. Despite the circumstances, they end up falling in love after João visits her one more time and asks her out.
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