The Assailant
5.9
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.
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Cast
31 people
Aílton Carmo
Besouro
Known for
Babysitting 2
Jéssica Barbosa
Dinorá / Iansã
Also in
Vai Dar Nada
Outlaw
Ânderson Santos de Jesus
Quero-Quero
No other roles listed
Jessica Barbosa
Dinorá
Flávio Rocha
Coronel Venâncio
Known for
Road 47
Irandhir Santos
Noca de Antonia
Known for
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Neighboring Sounds
Servílio de Holanda
Genival
Known for
Behind the Sun
Leno Sacramento
Chico Canoa
Known for
Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This
Lower City
Nilton Souza Junior
Cobra Criada
Also in
Destinos Cruzados
Macalé
Mestre Alípio
Also in
The Dreamseller
Sérgio Laurentino
Exu
Also in
Island
Tungstênio
Cris Vianna
Teresa
Known for
Brave Woman
Last Stop 174
João Daniel Tikhomiroff Director · Patrícia Andrade Screenplay Bráulio Tavares Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3.8M · Budget $5M · First release October 30, 2009
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$3,803,835
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
Globo Filmes
Production
Mixer Films
Production
TeleImage
Production
Miravista
Production
Rt2a Produções Cinematográficas
Production
Brazil
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Besouro
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · October 30, 2009
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
May 9, 2012 · Physical · Strong violence and sex scene
France
September 2, 2011 · Theatrical · Festival de la Diaspora Africaine
Germany
February 11, 2010 · Theatrical
Italy
January 1, 2010 · Theatrical
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