Brazilian Western

About Brazilian Western

When João goes to Brazil in search of a better life, he meets punk music enthusiast Maria and falls in love with her. But his involvement in the local drug trade makes him the target of a vicious drug lord.

Brazilian Western is a 2013 crime romance film directed by René Sampaio. It runs 108 minutes and was released in May 2013.

Its themes are audacious, harsh, and dignified.

Fabrício Boliveira appears as João de Santo Cristo, Isis Valverde as Maria Lúcia, Felipe Abib as Jeremias, and Antonio Calloni as Marco Aurélio. The screenplay is by José de Carvalho and Marcos Bernstein. In the United States it streams on Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.

Death Proof, Raging Bull, and Marley & Me make useful companions to Brazilian Western. TMDB voters put it at 6.3 out of 10 across 196 votes.