The City of Pirates

The City of Pirates

Inspired by the life and work of cartoonist Laerte

2018 · 80 min · ★ 6.0 · Animation, Documentary

A film director faces a complex situation in the production of his new film: Laerte, the protagonist of the story, begins to renegade her former characters, the Pirates of the Tietê. Lost in this situation and determined to be faithful to his whims after seeing the approach of death, the director decides to tell his drama mixing his persona with the story, creating a chaotic labyrinth between fiction and real life.

Directed by Otto Guerra · Written by Otto Guerra

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Laerte Coutinho Laerte Coutinho (voice)
Matheus Nachtergaele Ivan (voice)
Marco Ricca Azevedo (voice)
Marcos Contreras Capitão (voice)
Antônio Carlos Falcão Tobruk(a) / Piratas (voice)
Márcia Caspary Gi (voice)
Gabriel Ditelles Muriel / Caçador (voice)
Marco Arruda Minotauro (voice)
Otto Guerra Otto Guerra (voice)
Marta Machado Marta Machado (voice)
Luis Ramos Poeta (voice)
Sepé de Los Santos Briseu / Policial / General (voice)

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