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The Awakening of the Beast

The Awakening of the Beast

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Overview

A psychiatrist experiments on four volunteers with LSD to examine '60s drug culture, soon unleashing an expert in depravity.

Directed by José Mojica Marins
Written by José Mojica Marins, Rubens Francisco Lucchetti
Produced by George Michel Serkeis, José Mojica Marins, Giorgio Attili
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Top Cast

José Mojica Marins

José Mojica Marins

Himself / Zé do Caixão

Sérgio Hingst

Sérgio Hingst

Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias

Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias

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Andreia Bryan

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Lourdes Ribas

Mario Lima

Mario Lima

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Roney Wanderley

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Helena Nogueira

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Emília Duarte

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Graveto

Themes & Keywords

experimentlsdperversiondemonmadnesspsychiatric ward

About The Awakening of the Beast

The Awakening of the Beast is a horror, drama film released in 1970 exploring themes of experiment, lsd, perversion, demon, madness, psychiatric ward. Directed by José Mojica Marins, it stars José Mojica Marins, Sérgio Hingst, Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias. A psychiatrist experiments on four volunteers with LSD to examine '60s drug culture, soon unleashing an expert in depravity.

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