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The Woman King
Why this pick
Like The Assailant, it gives a historical Black heroism story mythic scale, blending kinetic hand-to-hand combat with spiritual resonance, communal struggle, and vivid period imagery.
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MOVIE2009 1h 33m BRA
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Why this pick
For the physical intensity of capoeira-inspired action, this delivers exceptionally inventive close-quarters combat and a relentless, stylized sense of momentum—though in a far more brutal contemporary setting.
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
It shares The Assailant’s lush, heightened visual world and mythic hero framing, pairing colonial-era conflict with fluid physical action and a hero tied to the natural and spiritual landscape.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Based on the life of a legendary capoeira fighter from Bahia, "Besouro" spins a fantastic tale of a young Brazilian man of African descent in search of his mission.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Aílton Carmo
Besouro
Jessica Barbosa
Dinorá
Sérgio Laurentino
Exu
Flávio Rocha
Coronel Venâncio
Irandhir Santos
Noca de Antônia
Cris Vianna
Teresa
Macalé
Mestre Alípio
Leno Sacramento
Chico Canoa