Sweet Thieves
7.5
After assaulting a Hollywood film crew, a group of residents of a community in Rio de Janeiro decided to produce a film that would express the reality of Brazil - with the theme of Inconfidência Mineira.
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Antônio Pitanga
Fuleiro
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Milton Gonçalves
Luquinha
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Carandiru
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Fernando Campos
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Sergio Sanz
Wilson Grey
Urso
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Kiss of the Spider Woman
Grande Otelo
Ruy Zebra
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Fitzcarraldo
Macunaima
Jorge Laclette
Dudu Continentino
Rodolfo Arena
Português
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Macunaima
Bye Bye Brazil
J. Lins
Jean-Claude Bernardet
Jean-Claude Rouch
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Emmanuel Cavalcanti
Cláudio Manuel da Costa
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Bye Bye Brazil
Fernando Coni Campos Director · Jorge Laclette Writer Sergio Sanz Cinematographer
First release May 26, 1977 · Produced in Brazil · Languages English, French, Portuguese
Production
Embrafilme
Production · Distribution
Lente Filmes
Production
Brazil
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Languages
Original title
Ladrões de Cinema
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
English · French · Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · May 26, 1977
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No release date listed for United States.
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