The Man of the Year Page #4

Synopsis: In Rio, Máiquel is without prospects. He's philosophical and low-key. When he loses a bet and must dye his hair blond, life changes: he finds new confidence, he asks Cledir, the hairdresser, on a date, and when he's teased by a local tough kid, he murders him. Instead of an arrest, Máiquel's a local hero; the cops look the other way. He and Cledir become lovers, his victim's girlfriend Érica, who's 15, insists that he protect her and moves into his small flat, and job offers come his way from a group of rich men who want to settle scores and get rid of local riff-raff. Where can this business go, and what about the triangle of Cledir, Érica and Máiquel? He just wants to be normal?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Production: Film Movement
  8 wins & 12 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
Year:
2003
105 min
Website
103 Views


How do they kill pigs?

I don't know.

I hope Bil didn't suffer.

I'm sad about Robinson, too.

But Bil kept us company, didn't he?

No one's gonna kill you.

I won't let them.

- Where have you been all night?

- I told you.

I waited up all night for you!

You could've phoned!

You didn't come home because of that

pig. Bil was a pig. Like chicken...

...they're there to be eaten.

- Give me a break, Cledir!

Don't talk to me like that. I roasted

the pig because it was your birthday.

I didn't know you liked it that much.

I do everything for you,

and you treat me like a dog.

- Then he treats you fine!

- If you don't mind!

I've got a meeting, Humberto.

Give me some time, Cledir!

Time? You've got time to go off

with those sluts! Miquel?!

Kamikaze. Kami means 'wind'

and kaze means 'divine'.

Divine wind. The hurricane that

destroyed the Mongol fleet...

which was going to invade Japan

got that name, Kamikaze.

The divine wind saved Japan

from the Mongols.

On war against the Americans,

the Japanese suicides...

I saw that movie.

Kamikazes and Japanese got screwed

and Americans won the war.

Miquel, stop giving

the kid those almanacs.

And now she wants to learn English.

'How do you do?

How do you do?

Where is the book?

The book is on the table.'

What are you learning English for?

You hardly speak Portuguese.

So I don't speak Portuguese?

Ask me something.

Ask what?

I don't know it myself.

Whatever, ask me the

synonym of any word.

'Symonym?'

What the f***'s that?

I'll tell you. For example:

'Dumb'. Synonym, 'Marco'.

He's leaving tomorrow.

- Erica, go and have a Coke, go on.

- What are you talking about?

- Why can't I hear?

- Kamikaze stuff.

- Go.

- Sh*t.

It'll have to be tonight

at the funk rave.

Funk rave?

Sh*t, I hate funk raves.

Out, girls.

Look at the size

of that guy's arm, man!

He couldn't lift a finger

for anyone, son of a b*tch.

Spends all day at the gym,

working out, damn playboy.

Taking vitamins.

That 's something fags do.

He's a real gum fag.

Hey, are you a man?

Let me see, here.

Here, take a hit, go on.

Go on, there.

That 's it, you like

a nice snort, right?

Hey man, this stuff is taking effect...

I feel like taking a dump.

That 's right. I'll take a sh*t

and you can eat it!

Ever since I was kid I've wanted

to make someone eat my sh*t, see?

And you're the one

who's gonna eat my sh*t.

Galego, pull over.

Whose idea was it to bring

this guy along?

- Enoque couldn't make it.

- Not 'guy', friend. I've got a name.

Look here, Z Galinha.

We didn't bring anyone along to eat

sh*t. You can't do that to someone.

If I want him to eat my sh*t,

he'll eat my sh*t, okay?

And a jerk like you

won't stop him eating my...

Thanks, man.

MAN SHOT TO DEATH IS FOUND

SHOOTING AND DEATH IN RAMOS

MORE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE

Here's the son of a b*tch!

Nice album, kid.

Congratulations.

Hygienic work.

Hygienic and patriotic.

That 's how you build

a decent nation.

Where's the bathroom?

End of the corridor, son,

on your left.

You?

I was looking for the bathroom.

My father won't like this one bit.

In fact, he'll think

it was on purpose.

He needn't know, though, right?

In fact, he needn't find out

about what happened here.

I need to go back to the living room.

You know where the bathroom is?

I'm not sure

I'm going to let you go.

Don't do this to me.

Don't you want to f*** me?

I've got to get back.

It was 10 p.m.

My wife was away...

I was watching TV in the bedroom

when I heard a noise downstairs.

So I went down to see.

Found this black guy...

in the living room with a gun.

He was nervous...

I even said:
'You can take

anything you want. I'm alone.

Take all you want.'

So he told me to sit on the sofa.

I asked whether I could have a whisky

and he said he'd have one too.

I gave him one.

He sat down beside me...

told me his nickname was Pedro,

that his wife was pregnant...

that he hated stealing

but he was f***ed...

one of those bastards we've

seen a million times.

Get to the point, Zilmar, come on.

Hello? What?

I'll be right there.

My daughter's just been born.

- Let's have a little whisky.

- Let's celebrate, that's wonderful.

I didn't die because I managed

to drag myself to the gate...

where a neighbor found me,

all f***ed up, on the sidewalk.

So that 's your little job: Pedro.

Kneel down.

I didn't know, but Jesus

had scheduled a meeting with me.

I'm going to give myself up to him

body and soul, in church.

Keep your daughter and your wife.

- Yes?

- Is Erica in?

'Better the sadness of a smile

than the sadness.'

Erica, let's go.

Have you met Minister Marlnio?

- Pleasure. Marlnio.

- Pleasure.

- Let 's go.

- I'm reading the Bible with him.

Nothing is more important than the

words of Jesus. Jesus said:

'Now I've finally come upon you

for I'll send my wrath...'

I need to talk to you.

We can read the Bible tomorrow,

Erica, no problem.

I don't want anything to do with you.

I was 12 when I saw my father die...

and decided no one would

make me suffer again.

You killed Suel...

and that didn't throw me,

I didn't go to the cops.

I asked you to look after me,

and you did.

You married and I didn't kill myself.

You had a daughter...

started getting rich, going around

with big shots and leaving me alone.

That hurt, you leaving me alone.

But Marlnio taught me that

God is always near us.

And whoever has Jesus in his

heart doesn't need anyone else.

That stupid f***ing preacher's

filling your head with bullshit.

I love you, Erica.

Prove it.

What do you want me to do?

Cut my arm off?

Cut my left leg off?

You want me to cut my cock off?

Do you?

No way you'd do it.

You do nothing for me.

I'll do anything you say,

anything at all.

I want Cledir to disappear

from our lives.

Welcome to the Lord's Realm.

The door might look narrow,

but Jesus's heart is very wide.

It's so wide and friendly that has

room for the saint and the sinner.

Inside of it there's room for me,

you, everybody.

Those away from Jesus

are the ones who should fear.

That 's because they walk

hand in hand with the devil.

And God sees all.

God knows all.

And punishes everyone most terribly

for crimes committed.

Think about it, brothers and sisters.

Let's be in peace with our Lord

and Savior Jesus Christ.

Hallelujah.

PEDRO DAMACENO:

SHOT TO DEATH:

Where have you been lately?

I never see you at home.

I'm working at the Church

of the Almighty Heart of Jesus.

I've come to return your key.

I'm moving there.

Where did you say you're living?

At the Church of the

Almighty Heart of Jesus.

Marlnio arranged it.

You know where it is.

- Who's Marlnio?

- What are you doing there?

That's none of your business.

Who's Marlnio?

- Right, that's none of your business.

- Who's this Marlnio?

My minister.

I clean the church, wash, cook,

fill in and stamp the cards...

- What cards?

- The congregation's cards.

Let her live at the church,

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Rubem Fonseca

Rubem Fonseca (born May 11, 1925) is a Brazilian writer. He was born in Juiz de Fora, in the state of Minas Gerais, but he has lived most of his life in Rio de Janeiro. In 1952, he started his career as a low-level cop and, later became a police commissioner, one of the highest ranks in the civil police of Brazil. Following the steps of American novelist Thomas Pynchon, a close friend of Fonseca, he refuses to give interviews and feels strongly about maintaining his privacy.His stories are dark and gritty, filled with violence and sexual content, and usually set in an urban environment. He claims a writer should have the courage to show what most people are afraid to say. His work is considered groundbreaking in Brazilian literature, up until then mostly focused on rural settings and usually treating cities with less interest. Almost all Brazilian contemporary writers acknowledge Fonseca's importance. Authors from the rising generation of Brazilian writers, such as Patrícia Melo or Luis Ruffato, have stated that Fonseca's writing has influenced their work.He started his career by writing short stories, considered by some critics as his strongest literary creations. His first popular novel was A Grande Arte (High Art), but "Agosto" is usually considered his best work. In 2003, he won the Camões Prize, considered to be the most important award in the Portuguese language. more…

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