Resistance
Brazil, 1961. In the underground of the Piratini Palace, the governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Leonel Brizola, awaits a bombing by the Brazilian armed forces. The country is on the verge of a civil war, following the resignation of president Jânio Quadros and the movement to keep vice-president João Goulart from taking office. Using the radio transmitter from his improvised bunker, Brizola sets up the Legality movement, to ensure Goulart's right to the presidential chair. Caught in the crossfire, two brothers who are in love with the same woman unite to fight alongside Brizola.
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Brazil, 1961. In the underground of the Piratini Palace, the governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Leonel Brizola, awaits a bombing by the Brazilian armed forces. The country is on the verge of a civil war, following the resignation of president Jânio Quadros and the movement to keep vice-president João Goulart from taking office. Using the radio transmitter from his improvised bunker, Brizola sets up the Legality movement, to ensure Goulart's right to the presidential chair. Caught in the crossfire, two brothers who are in love with the same woman unite to fight alongside Brizola.
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Genre:History, Drama, Romance
Written By:Leo Garcia, Zeca Brito
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Runtime:122 minutes
Studio:Prana Filmes
Cast
Zeca Brito
Director
Cleo
Cecília
Leonardo Machado
Leonel Brizola
Fernando Alves Pinto
Luis Carlos
José Henrique Ligabue
Tonho
Letícia Sabatella
Blanca
Sapiran Brito
Brizola em 2004
Paulo César Peréio
Radialista
Fábio Rangel
Jango
Roberto Oliveira
Coronel Machado Lopes
Luis Franke
Major Neme
Adriano Basegio
Hamilton Chaves
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