THE PLOT THUS FAR
A human look on the life of one of the biggest frauds in the world happened by important people in Brazil.
WHAT WE THOUGHT
Marcelo leaves his family and moves to Mato Grosso do Sul, where he learns how to fly airplanes by himself watching the pilots. One day, he responds the call of a drug dealer and uses the airplane of his boss to help the man to transport his cargo. He is hired by the drug lord to work transporting drugs in his airplanes. When he is arrested by the Federal Police, he does not rat his gang and the leader of the cartel gives a large amount of money as a bonus and asks him to leave the gang since he is known by the police.
Marcelo started out his cons early on as a teenager, impersonating police officers and eventually coming to pass as a very well known Tigre agent, carrying out police duties, such as making arrests and taking part in secret investigations. He also passed as a soccer scout for the Brazilian soccer team, as a member of the criminal organization PCC in São Paulo, as one of the owners of the Gol Brazilian Airlines, as both an agent for famous musicians and as famous musicians himself, tricked the army into thinking he was a jujitsu national champion in order to get benefits during military duty, and many other impressive feats.
The DVD comes with interviews with the production team. The A/V Quality is sharp enough for a Brazilian film. However, I’m left wondering how such a direct crime drama could end up with a Dolby 5.1 track that blows away most of Meirelles’ mainstream work. It’s pretty impressive and leaves me scratching my head. Oh well, it’s worth a purchase.
RELEASE DATE: OUT NOW!
