Boca do Lixo
(2010)
Regisseur:
Flavio FredericoSchauspieler:
Daniel de Oliveira, Hermila Guedes, Jefferson Brasil, Milhem CortazBrasilien, São Paulo. Es sind die 50er Jahre und das Verbrechen regiert die Metropole. Mitten in einem Sumpf aus Prostitution, Schutzgeld, Drogen und Gewalt wächst Hiroito und lernt schnell, auf was es ankommt, um zu überleben. Als er seinen Vater tötet, klagt man ihn an, doch kann man ihm die Tat nicht nachweisen. Als freier Mann geht er nach Boca do Lixo, das härteste Viertel der Stadt und kämpft sich mit grenzenloser Brutalität seinen Weg nach oben. Dieses ist seine Geschichte. Die Geschichte von Hiroito, dem berüchtigsten Paten Brasiliens und dem König der Unterwelt.
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 for 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.
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 for 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.
