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João de Santo Cristo moves to Brasilia and becomes involved with drug trafficking. As he becomes more and more immersed in a life of crime, he falls in love and meets his greatest enemy.

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Zeba Blay Shadow and Act Westerns are often about good vs. bad, right vs. wrong, but here the struggle is deeper. Call it a reach, but by the end of the film, the sense isn't that João has been fighting not for what is right, but fighting for his right to personhood. Mar 28, 2017 Full Review Kip Mooney College Movie Review There's real passion and intensity in this film. Rated: A- Aug 31, 2021 Full Review Jared Mobarak The Film Stage It's a ruthlessly violent modern-day Romeo and Juliet tale of romance and redemption. Rated: B Jun 23, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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paybai F Renato Russo estaria orgulhoso... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/07/23 Full Review FERNANDO K For those who like the music... it works nice and simple adaptation. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/16/21 Full Review Audience Member Fatoeste cabloco is one of the most iconic music ever. This movie is wrong is so many ways that I could ever take half star out ever time I think about it. How come you painted joao de santo cristo a bad guy, he should be a victim of fate and not a natural born killer. listen to the music people. don't change what history wrote. So wrong in so many, many wrong ways. PS> I'm glad netflix let it on the USA for just two days. it would be shameful to have it one and throw this SHIT ONTO the FAN! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member tosquinho, mas impossivel não curtir de alguma forma. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member What a brilliant adaptation of one of the greatest brazilian's songs. "Faroeste Caboclo" perfectly creates the love, violence and drama of Legião Urbana's song and the story of Jeremias, Maria Lúcia e João de Santo Cristo is beautifully told on screen. The writers had to add a lot of stuff because the lyrics don't have enough content to make a film but these additions connected very well with the characters and their story. To sum up, it's very loyal to Renato Russo's composition and the performances are stunning, along with Sampaio's direction. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Based on a popular "novel-song" of the 90's, it's quite an interesting "western-drugs-love" type of movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis João de Santo Cristo moves to Brasilia and becomes involved with drug trafficking. As he becomes more and more immersed in a life of crime, he falls in love and meets his greatest enemy.
Director
René Sampaio
Producer
Bianca De Felippes, Marcello Ludwig Maia
Screenwriter
Victor Atherino, Marcos Bernstein, Renato Russo
Genre
Crime, Drama, Romance
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 11, 2016
Runtime
1h 48m
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