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3.5/5 AdoroCinema Running time 92 minutes Music director Rogério Sganzerla | 7.5/10 IMDb 75% Rotten Tomatoes Release date 1968 Screenplay Rogério Sganzerla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Paulo VillaçaHelena IgnezLuiz Linhares Producers Rogério Sganzerla, José da Costa Cordeiro, José Alberto Reis Cast Helena Ignez, Paulo Villaça, Sônia Braga, Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias, Pagano Sobrinho Similar Time of Fear, Carandiru, Black God - White Devil, Pixote, The Hour and Turn of Augusto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1968 the red light bandit o bandido da luz vermelha
The Red Light Bandit (Portuguese:O Bandido da Luz Vermelha) is a 1968 Brazilian crime film directed by Rogério Sganzerla, inspired by the crimes of the burglar João Acácio Pereira da Costa, known as the "Bandido da Luz Vermelha". The film is a representative work of cinema marginal. Sganzerla was 21 years old when he directed it.
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A sequel directed by Ícaro Martins and Helena Ignez, widow of Sganzerla, was released in 2010: Luz nas Trevas - A Volta do Bandido da Luz Vermelha.
Synopsis
Jorge, a São Paulo house burglar, nicknamed by the press the "Red Light Bandit", baffles the police by using peculiar techniques. Always carrying a red flashlight, he rapes his victims, have long dialogues with them and makes daring escapes to after spend the profits of his crimes.
He has an affair with the femme fatale Janete Jane, meets other burglars, a corrupt politician and gets betrayed. Pursued and cornered, he commits suicide.
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Awards and nominations
1968 Festival de Brasília (Brazil)