(Marighella cast and crew, © Lindsay Bellinger 2019)
By LINDSAY R. BELLINGER
Director/co-writer Wagner Moura revealed that it wasn't really his intention to make the film feel exactly as if it takes place in the 1960s, rather he preferred that it felt like it didn't feel like a specific year since this type of story is still very relevant today.
(Wagner Moura, © Lindsay Bellinger 2019)
(Wagner Moura, Seu Jorge, © Lindsay Bellinger 2019)
Actor and musician Seu Jorge played the role of Carlos Marighella, portraying a fictionalized account of the later years of famous poet/politician/father, who was ruthlessly hunted down by the Brazilian military dictatorship in 1969.
(Bel Berlinck, Andrea Barata Ribeiro, © Lindsay Bellinger 2019)
Producer Andrea Barata Ribeiro received an enthusiastic applause from the crowd when she said that even if their distributor keeps delaying their release in Brazil that they will find a way to release it on their own, independently.