Under Pressure

2016 1h 25m PT

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 35

Drama

Synopsis

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Over a tense day in the emergency hospital, we follow the surgeon's work Evandro and staff in three cases that require risk surgery: a drug dealer, a military police officer and a rich family child, all injured during a shootout in a slum next to the hospital.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Júlio Andrade
Dr. Evandro
Marjorie Estiano
Dra. Carolina
Andréa Beltrão
Ana Lúcia
Ícaro Silva
Dr. Paulo
Stepan Nercessian
Samuel
Thelmo Fernandes
Capitão Botelho
Josie Antello
Rosa
Álamo Facó
Norman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrucha Waddington
Writers: Leandro Assis, Renato Fagundes, Cláudio Torres
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andrucha Waddington, shot by Fernando Young. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Júlio Andrade and Marjorie Estiano and Andréa Beltrão carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5259978 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 35 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Andrucha Waddington directs. Fernando Young behind the camera. Thiago Lima cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Directed by Andrucha Waddington, shot by Fernando Young. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Thiago Lima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Júlio Andrade and Marjorie Estiano and Andréa Beltrão carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt5259978 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 35 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.