Serra Pelada

Oct 18 2013 N/A 2h 0m
Drama, Western

In 1980, best friends Juliano and Joaquin join the gold rush at Serra Pelada, Bald Mountain, a mountain town near the mighty Amazon river. As the town grows in numbers, it also sees an explosion in violent crime and pollution. Soon the friends' dreams of hitting the jack pot are shattered. Winner of the 2014 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize.

Plot

A journey to the biggest open mining of the contemporary age. It's 1978 and friends Juliano and Joaquim leave Rio de Janeiro in search of their dream of striking it rich. Like thousands of other men, both get to the Amazon Rainforest full of hope and illusion. But routine in the mines changes everything and the obsession of wealth and power destroys them. Juliano becomes a gangster. Joaquim leaves all his values behind. This is a story about golden fever, greed and violence, a great friendship and its end.

Written by

Heitor Dhalia, Vera Egito

Directed by

Heitor Dhalia

Cast

Wagner Moura, Sophie Charlotte, Matheus Nachtergaele

Crew

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Production Countries

Brazil

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, Paranoid Filmes, Globo Filmes

Languages

Português

Awards

8 wins & 20 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
1,819
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA