Go Ahead, Brazil!

Go Ahead, Brazil!

1982 · 105 min · ★ 7.3 · Crime, Drama

Mid-1970s. When the military regime's "economic miracle" and the victory of the Brazilian football team on the World Cup serve 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 for being "subversive".

Directed by Roberto Farias · Written by Roberto Farias

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