400 Contra 1: Uma História do Crime Organizado

"Uma historia do Crime Organizado"

Aug 6 2010 N/A 1h 38m
Action, Crime, Drama

The story of William da Silva Lima, the last survivor of the group that founded the Comando Vermelho at the end of the 1970s. It shows him living together with the political prisoners incurred under the same National Security Law and his leadership in the Ilha Grande Prison creating a type of unheard of conduct and solidarity in the Brazilian prisons. The film goes on to tell of the group's actions on the streets of Rio de Janeiro during the beginning of the 80s when they irritated the police with their daring robberies, as well as portraying the surprising love story between William and Tereza. The narrative weaves its way between the intimate conflict and the spectacular assaults and escapes.

Plot

The real story behind the creation of the Comando Vermelho (Red Commando), the powerful criminal organization that terrorized Rio de Janeiro for several decades. The movie follows William, who is sent to a notorious prison island during the military regime, and there he befriends other criminal people like him and also many political prisoners of the place, full of ideologies and demanding better conditions in the place. Soon, what started as a movement dealing with improvements behind bars became a violent group that escalated outside of prison, with members involved in criminal acts, robberies, murders and spectacular jailbreaks.

Written by

Julio Ludemir, Júlio Ludemir, Victor Navas

Directed by

Caco Souza

Cast

Daniel de Oliveira, Fabrício Boliveira, Daniela Escobar

Crew

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Production Countries

Brazil

Production Companies

Playarte Pictures, Lereby Productions, Destiny International, Globo Filmes, MegaColor, Manga Rosa Filmes

Languages

Português

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
618
Average Rating
5.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA