Pra Frente, Brasil

Pra Frente, Brasil
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Roberto Farias
Produced by	Roberto Farias
Written by	Roberto Farias
Based on	Sala Escura; by Reginaldo Faria; Paulo Mendonça;
Starring	Reginaldo Faria; Antônio Fagundes; Natália do Valle; Elizabeth Savalla
Music by	Egberto Gismonti
Cinematography	Dib Lutfi
Edited by	Mauro Farias; Roberto Farias
Production; company	Embrafilme; Produções Cinematográficas R.F. Farias Ltda.
Distributed by	Embrafilme
Release date	March 1982 (Gramado Film Festival); 14 February 1983[1];
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese

Pra Frente, Brasil (English: Go Ahead, Brazil!) is a 1982 Brazilian drama film directed, written and produced by Roberto Farias. It tells the fictional story of a man mistakenly arrested by a group linked to the military dictatorship during the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Plot

The film is set on mid 1970, when the military regime's "economic miracle" and the victory of the Brazilian national football team on the FIFA World Cup serves 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 and brutally tortured by a paramilitary group of vigilantes sponsored by influential businessmen to hunt down people deemed "subversive" by the regime.

Jofre's wife Marta and his brother Miguel join forces to investigate his disappearance. After they fail to get enough support from law enforcement agents, Mariana, leader of a left-wing resistance group and Miguel's former girlfriend, helps them. Their efforts proved to be useless after Jofre is killed on a failed escape attempt.

Cast

Reginaldo Faria as Jofre Godoi
Antônio Fagundes as Miguel Godoi
Natália do Vale as Marta Godoi
Elizabeth Savalla as Mariana
Carlos Zara as Dr. Barreto
Cláudio Marzo as Sarmento

Awards and nominations

33rd Berlin International Film Festival

Golden Bear – Roberto Farias (nominated)[2]
C.I.C.A.E. Award – Roberto Farias (won)
OCIC Award – Roberto Farias (won)

10th Gramado Film Festival

Best Film – Roberto Farias (won)
Best Editing – Roberto Farias, Maurício Farias (won)

17th Silver Daisy Awards

Best Feature Film – Roberto Farias (won)

9th Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva

Critic's Choice Award[3]

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References

"Pra Frente Brasil" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
"Berlinale: 1983 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
"Histórico del Palmarés Oficial: 1981-1990" (in Spanish). Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

External links

Pra Frente, Brasil on IMDb
Pra Frente, Brasil at AllMovie

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[1] "Pra Frente Brasil" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

[Berlinale-2] "Berlinale: 1983 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 17 November 2010.

[3] "Histórico del Palmarés Oficial: 1981-1990" (in Spanish). Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.