Damned The Strange World of Jose Mojica Marins

Brazilian filmmaker and actor Jose Mojica Marins causes controversy in the 1960s by shooting graphic horror movies.

Damned – The Strange World of Jose Mojica Marins (original title: Maldito - O Estranho Mundo de Jose Mojica Marins) is a 2001 Brazilian documentary film about the life and works of Brazilian filmmaker, director, screenwriter, film and television actor and media personality Jose Mojica Marins. The film features Marins (as himself) and his associates and family members recounting episodes of his life and career from childhood to international recognition in later years.

The film received the Special Jury Award in Latin American Cinema at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival.

The first documentary on José Mojica Marins's (the legendary Zé do Caixão or Coffin Joe) life and work. The film tells Mojica's history, from his poor childhood in Vila Anastácio, São Paulo (Brazil), until his success abroad in the '90s.