Killed the Family and Went to the Movies

"No mercy, no pity... no phone calls"

1991 1h 42m PT

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5.5

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★5.5TMDB · 20

DramaComedyThriller

Synopsis

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In Rio de Janeiro, after an altercation with his father and mother, a young man named Bebeto kills his family and goes to a movie theater, where he watches four weird vignettes.

“No mercy, no pity... no phone calls”

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Cast

Cláudia Raia
Márcia
Louise Cardoso
Renata
Alexandre Frota
Bebeto
Maria Gladys
Mother
Ana Beatriz Nogueira
Young Wife
Mariana de Moraes
Young Girl
Raquel Sorpício
Glorinha
Júlio Braga
Husband

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Neville D'Almeida
Writers: Neville D'Almeida, Júlio Bressane
Languages: Portuguese, French
Countries: Brazil

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Portuguese, French.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Neville D'Almeida, shot by José Tadeu Ribeiro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Armandinho. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Cláudia Raia and Louise Cardoso and Alexandre Frota carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "No mercy, no pity... no phone calls".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0241708 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Neville D'Almeida directs. José Tadeu Ribeiro behind the camera. Armandinho scores. Severino Dadá cuts. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese, French.

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135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Portuguese, French.
3Directed by Neville D'Almeida, shot by José Tadeu Ribeiro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Armandinho. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Severino Dadá shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Cláudia Raia and Louise Cardoso and Alexandre Frota carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "No mercy, no pity... no phone calls".
8IMDB entry: tt0241708 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.