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Lula, the Son of Brazil

Lula, the Son of Brazil

Family man. Militant. Hero. Convict. Savior. Romantic. Legend.

20105.52h 10m

Overview

The true story of a working class boy who moves to the nation's financial capital at a young age and becomes one the most influential politicians in Brazilian history.

Directed by Marcelo Santiago
Written by Denise Paraná, Fernando Bonassi, Daniel Tendler
Box OfficeBudget: $9.5MRevenue: $3.8M

Top Cast

Rui Ricardo Diaz

Rui Ricardo Diaz

Lula

Glória Pires

Glória Pires

Dona Lindu

Cleo

Cleo

Lurdes

Juliana Baroni

Juliana Baroni

Marisa Letícia

Milhem Cortaz

Milhem Cortaz

Aristides

Lucélia Santos

Lucélia Santos

Professora

Antônio Pitanga

Antônio Pitanga

Seu Cristóvão

Celso Frateschi

Celso Frateschi

Seu Álvaro

Marcos Cesana

Marcos Cesana

Cláudio Feitosa

S

Sóstenes Vidal

Ziza

Themes & Keywords

politicspolitical activismpoliticianpresidentdidacticcriticalapathetic

About Lula, the Son of Brazil

Lula, the Son of Brazil is a drama, history film released in 2010 exploring themes of politics, political activism, politician, president, didactic, critical. Directed by Marcelo Santiago, it stars Rui Ricardo Diaz, Glória Pires, Cleo. The true story of a working class boy who moves to the nation's financial capital at a young age and becomes one the most influential politicians in Brazilian history.

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