Boca (2010) ( Boca do Lixo )

Boca (2010) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Boca do Lixo
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Subtitles )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Portuguese ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
94 min + 2 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
Brazil ( Latin America, Mexico )

Directed By:
Flavio Frederico

Written By:
Flavio Frederico
Mariana Pamplona

Actors:
Daniel de Oliveira ..... Hiroito
Hermila Guedes ..... Alaíde
Jefferson Brasil ..... Nelsinho
Milhem Cortaz ..... Osmar
Paulo César Peréio ..... Dr. Honório
Maxwell Nascimento ..... Robertinho
Camila Lecciolli ..... Clarinha
Juliana Galdino ..... Telma
Leandra Leal ..... Silvia
Claudio Jaborandy ..... Carlito

Synopsis:

Adapted from his autobiography, the film recounts the story of Hiroito, The King of Boca do Lixo (a region in downtown São Paulo of the fifties where various nightclubs, strip joints, prostitution, bars, and drugs can be found). Hiroito was a well born bohemian and at the age of 21 was accused of the murder of his father, who was violently stabbed over 40 times with a razor. Hiroito was not charged, however two months after the death of his father, Hiroito bought two guns and moved to Boca do Lixo and became one of the most dangerous criminals of the region.

The lavishly produced and stylish crime thriller Boca (2012) - directed by Brazilian filmmaker Flavio Frederico and based on the autobiography of Hiroito, 'The King of Boca do Lixo' - makes for enjoyable viewing. Set amidst the brothels and nightclubs of 1950's São Paulo, Hiroito (Daniel de Oliveira) rises to become one the region's most notorious crime lords, trading in women, drugs and guns. After the death of his father - a crime Hiroito was arrested for but never charged - the self-styled kingpin begins to establish his empire, but soon comes unstuck to drugs and women. There is a clearly a strong level of brutal honesty by the real Hiroito in what he reveals in his autobiography, and consequently Frederico's film. Boca follows the traditional pattern of crime films, in that those who do wrong must have their comeuppance - shown most expertly in Coppola's Godfather Trilogy. This generic formula is handled well throughout, with the opening scenes showing the lead character at the time of his fall from power.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 22 February, 2012.

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