Turn It Up, It's Rock 'n' Roll

"The story of the radio that sparked Brazilian rock."

2024 1h 53m PT

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 15

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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The film tells the story of Luiz Antônio, a clumsy radio host, who unexpectedly finds himself in charge of a bankrupt radio station. Relying only on his passion for rock'n'roll and a crazy team, he creates one of the most emblematic radio stations in the history of Brazilian rock, Fluminense FM. Among guitar solos and radio signal interferences, we follow the adventures misadventures of Luiz.

“The story of the radio that sparked Brazilian rock.”

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Cast

Johnny Massaro
Luiz Antônio Mello
Marina Provenzzano
Alice
George Sauma
Samuca (Samuel Wainer Filho)
Orã Figueiredo
Superintendente
Sílvio Guindane
Herval
Flora Diegues
Jaque
Joana Castro
Fabi
Clarice Sauma
Lucia

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tomás Portella
Writers: L.G. Bayão
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tomás Portella, shot by André Modugno. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dado Villa-Lobos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Marcelo Moraes shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Johnny Massaro and Marina Provenzzano and George Sauma carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The story of the radio that sparked Brazilian rock.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9221962 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Tomás Portella directs. André Modugno behind the camera. Dado Villa-Lobos scores. Marcelo Moraes cuts. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 2 years ago.
2Directed by Tomás Portella, shot by André Modugno. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Dado Villa-Lobos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Marcelo Moraes shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Johnny Massaro and Marina Provenzzano and George Sauma carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The story of the radio that sparked Brazilian rock.".
7IMDB entry: tt9221962 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "radio station", "rio de janeiro", "vinyl record", "rock in rio".