
Happiness(1998)
The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.


“I did it for love”
A man living with his parents in a low middle-class apartment in Rio de Janeiro coldly stabs them with a razor and then goes to the movies. Marcia, a rich and dissatisfied young woman, takes advantage of a trip from her husband to go to her home in Petrópolis, where she receives a visit from an old friend, Regina.

Márcia Rodrigues
Márcia

Renata Sorrah
Regina

Antero de Oliveira
Assassino

Vanda Lacerda
Mãe de Regina

Paulo Padilha
Chefe de Polícia

Rodolfo Arena
Pai
Maria Rodrigues

Carlos Eduardo Dolabella
(as Dolabella)

Guará Rodrigues
(as Guará)
Killed the Family and Went to the Movies is a drama, comedy film released in 1969 exploring themes of dark comedy, family relationships, social commentary, domestic violence, lgbt, shocking. Directed by Júlio Bressane, it stars Márcia Rodrigues, Renata Sorrah, Antero de Oliveira. A man living with his parents in a low middle-class apartment in Rio de Janeiro coldly stabs them with a razor and then goes to the movies. Marcia, a rich and dissatisfied young woman, takes advantage of a trip from her husband to go to her home in Petrópolis, where she receives a visit from an old friend, Regina.
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