The Angel Was Born

A milestone of the Brazilian marginal cinema

Feb 12, 1969 1h 3m

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Synopsis

Santamaria and Urtigo are two bandits on the run, one is white, the other black. Santamaria is a mystical visionary and believes in the imminent coming of a purifying angel. Urtiga, his inseparable companion, is a simple-minded and ingenious man who follows Santamaria around and participates in the crimes he commits. The two bandits take over a house after kidnapping its owner and his girlfriend.

Title	The Angel Was Born
Companies	Julio Bressane Produções Cinematográficas
Countries	Brazil
Keywords	domestic violence, black and white, home invasion, avant-garde, extreme sadism, gun violence, hopeless, simple, brazilian society, brutal murder, low budget, social critique, hard to watch, avant garde, bottle movie, raw violence, meaningless violence, júlio bressane