La Riña

"The violence in its real"

2008 1h 26m PT

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4.2

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★4.2TMDB · 3

Synopsis

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In the underworld of the city of São Paulo, there is a real business that is making money for a lot of people: fights. The small wrestling clubs attract many rich men who want to bet their fortunes on illegal disputes between poor men, who have to fight to survive and earn a few bucks.

“The violence in its real”

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Cast

Christiano Cochrane
Patrick
Warley Santana
Eric
Leonardo Miggiorin
Curly
Elder Torres
Buiú
Maytê Piragibe
Fernanda
Guilherme Magon
Pablo
Anna Ludmilla
Beth
Deto Montenegro
Neto

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marcelo Galvão
Writers: Marcelo Galvão
Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish
Countries: Brazil

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Marcelo Galvão, shot by Rodrigo Tavares. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Christiano Cochrane and Warley Santana and Leonardo Miggiorin carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The violence in its real".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Marcelo Galvão directs. Rodrigo Tavares behind the camera. Marcelo Galvão cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in English, Portuguese, Spanish.

Trivia

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 18 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish.
5Directed by Marcelo Galvão, shot by Rodrigo Tavares. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Marcelo Galvão shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Christiano Cochrane and Warley Santana and Leonardo Miggiorin carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The violence in its real".
9IMDB entry: tt1213924 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.