Facing a violent military dictatorship and an intimidated opposition, writer-turned-politician Carlos Marighella articulates a resistance all the while ousting heinous crimes of torture and ... There is a lot to unpack in Marighella’s 155-minute runtime, but the pacing never lags and the overall production is impressive, especially since Moura and his team had difficulty locking down financing.
Like the 2010 miniseries Carlos, which starred Edgar Ramírez as Venezuelan revolutionary Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, Marighella is engaging and at times epic but less nuanced to consider it a total success.
The score has less to do with the quality of the film, and more with the story it tells. If only they would take it down a notch and realize this is a historical event being told as a movie and not an attack to their beliefs, they could start enjoying the production. There are enough recognizable protagonists to feel along with the activists.
It bothers a lot of fundamentalists in the far-right in Brazil to have a movie that tells an uncomfortable truth about the recent history of an authoritarian country that tries hard to portray itself as a nation of kindness and liberty.
Fiquei sabendo que Wagner Moura produziu um filme sobre Carlos Marighella.
But by referring to every step the ALN took as “revolutionary acts,” Marighella toes the line in hero worshipping.
Nevertheless, Moura and Braga’s script, which many Brazilians believe to be a strong rebuke of Bolsonaro and his administration, feels determined in its messaging. É aquela informação que muda toda a História, forçando uma alteração da narrativa corrente.
More than one perfect illustration of this phenomenon can be seen in the movie Never Look Away / Werk Ohne Autor (2018), written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. However, some find it lacking in political context depth, resembling an action thriller more than a thorough historical account.
The movie is celebrated for its historical relevance and soundtrack. To preserve the reliability of our rating system, an alternate weighting calculation has been applied.
Reviewers say 'Marighella' is a compelling biopic showcasing Carlos Marighella's fight against Brazil's dictatorship.
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Informações como esta devem ser amplamente difundidas, não só para quebrar mitos, mas sobretudo para que os brasileiros passem a sentir nojo de indivíduos que, sob os mais cínicos pretextos, buscam atrelar o nosso País à agenda de potências estrangeiras – uma delas situada neste Continente, outras situadas no além-mar. Militante comunista desde a juventude, deputado federal constituinte e fundador do maior grupo armado de oposição à ditadura militar - a Ação Libertadora Nacional -, esse mulato de Salvador era também um profícuo poeta, homem irreverente e brincalhão.
Seu Jorge's performance and the film's cinematography are highly praised. Não sei que fontes ele consultou para montar o roteiro, mas podem ter certeza: ele passou ao largo da informação-chave, contida numa obra que jamais foi traduzida no Brasil. Escalation on both sides lurks around the corner, bearing logical and unavoidable consequences.
Having said that, the fights and the successive phases the struggle gets into, are visualized very well in this movie.
Despite this, 'Marighella' is seen as a significant film prompting reflection on revolutionary violence and historical heroism.
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Shows heroic activism bringing risks for family, friends and bystanders. Dig deeper and viewers might understand why current, far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro spoke out against Moura’s movie when it debuted at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year and why Brazilians are criticizing the casting of Afro-Brazilian actor Seu Jorge (City of God), who is dark skinned, in the lead role when Marighella himself was mixed race.
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Although most of what Marighella did as the leader of the ALN is considered terrorism by many Brazilians, Moura and co-writer Felipe Braga (Cabeça a Prêmio) decided to cast him in a largely favorable light.