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[Exclusive] Hellbenders’ Braz Torres Shares His Top 5 Brazilian Action/Thrillers
Brazilian rock n roll band Hellbenders are gearing up to make their way to the States for some SXSW shows to promote their new album Brand New Fear. And one of the things the band wants to bring with them is some Brazilian badassery! That’s why guitarist Braz Torres has put together a list of 5 must see Brazilian action/thrillers that he feels are perfect for the Bloody-Disgusting audience! Check out the list below.
Cidade de Deus (City of God – 2002) – A Brazilian must see. Maybe one of the most exported Brazilian movies of all time. It’s about two boys that grow up in a violent neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro and take different paths: one becomes a photographer and the other a drug dealer.
Tropa de Elite (Elite Squad – 2008) – Elite Squad is a 2007 is a semi-fictional account of the Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais (BOPE), the Special Police Operations Squad of the Rio de Janeiro Military Police, analogous to the American SWAT teams. It involves most of City of God’s innovative approach on political corruption and social issues (like the favelas).
Carandiru (2003) – Carandiru tells some of the stories that occurred in Carandiru Penitentiary, which was the biggest prison in Latin America. The story culminates with the 1992 massacre where 111 prisoners were killed, 102 by Police. The film was the last thing for which the prison was used before it was demolished in 2002, one year before the release of the film.
Última Parada 174 (Last Stop 174 – 2008) – The film relates a fictionalized account of the life of Sandro Rosa do Nascimento, a street kid in Rio de Janeiro that survived the Candelaria massacre, and in 2000 hijacked a bus.
Dois Coelhos (Two Rabbits – 2012) – The film features innovations that were not common in Brazilian films, including explosions, animations, elaborate special effects and pop culture references. The film also features a non-linear narrative leading to an unexpected finale. The only one on the list that was made an action film by option, and not because it is telling a violent story. Cool movie, tough.
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‘Dancing Village: The Curse Begins’ – Exclusive Clip and Images Begin a Gruesome Indonesian Nightmare
Indonesian filmmaker Kimo Stamboel (Macabre, Headshot, The Queen of Black Magic) is back in the director’s chair for MD Pictures’ Badarawuhi Di Desa Penari (aka Dancing Village: The Curse Begins), a prequel to the Indonesian box office hit KKN Curse Of The Dancing Village. Lionsgate brings the film to U.S. theaters on April 26.
While you wait, whet your appetite for gruesome horror with a gnarly exclusive clip from Dancing Village: The Curse Begins below, along with a gallery of bloody exclusive images.
In the horror prequel, “A shaman instructs Mila to return a mystical bracelet, the Kawaturih, to the ‘Dancing Village,’ a remote site on the easternmost tip of Java Island. Joined by her cousin, Yuda, and his friends Jito and Arya, Mila arrives on the island only to discover that the village elder has passed away, and that the new guardian, Mbah Buyut, isn’t present.
“Various strange and eerie events occur while awaiting Mbah Buyut’s return, including Mila being visited by Badarawuhi, a mysterious, mythical being who rules the village. When she decides to return the Kawaturih without the help of Mgah Buyut, Mila threatens the village’s safety, and she must join a ritual to select the new ‘Dawuh,’ a cursed soul forced to dance for the rest of her life.”
Kimo Stamboel directs from a screenplay by Lele Laila.
Aulia Sarah, Maudy Effrosina, Jourdy Pranata, Moh. Iqbal Sulaiman, Ardit Erwandha, Claresta Taufan, Diding Boneng, Aming Sugandhi, Dinda Kanyadewi, Pipien Putri, Maryam Supraba, Bimasena, Putri Permata, Baiq Vania Estiningtyas Sagita, and Baiq Nathania Elvaretta star.
KKN Curse Of The Dancing Village was the highest grossing film in Indonesian box office history when initially released in 2022. Its prequel is the first film made for IMAX ever produced in Southeast Asia and in 2024, it will be one of only five films made for IMAX productions worldwide. Manoj Punjabi produces the upcoming Indonesian horror prequel.
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