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'Redeemer' is a 2004 Brazilian drama film, the debut film of director Cludio Torres.

Plot



In the 1970s, in Rio de Janeiro, the neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca was a kind of promised land. One of several buildings on the site was the Paradise Condominium, a luxury building that would be constructed by the contractor of Dr. Sabia (Jos Wilker). Celio, still a child, is impressed with the model of the enterprise, shown by his friend Otvio, son of Dr. Sabia. With the excitement of the son, his parents decide to buy an apartment in Paradise Condominium, the number 808.

However, despite having paid all the benefits for years, the family of Celio would never occupied the apartment again. This is because Dr. Sabia, after selling the same apartment several times, bankruptcy and left the work incomplete. Fifteen years later, the workers who worked in the construction of the building created a slum beside the Paradise Condominium, and decided to take possession of the apartments and organize a peaceful invasion. With the real estate scandal coming public, Dr. Sabia committed suicide and left the business in the hands of Otvio (Miguel Falabella). Celio (Pedro Cardoso), working as a reporter, is assigned to cover the case and thus is forced to reconnect with Otvio. Obsessed with the apartment, Clio accepts the proposal of Otvio of being his stooge, in return for $5 million.

The situation is beyond control, causing Clio to repent the business he've done with Otvio. Desperate and looking for God, Clio ends up finding it. That's when he receives a mission which will also be his salvation: persuade Otvio to give his entire fortune to the poor.

Cast



* Pedro Cardoso as Clio Rocha

* Miguel Falabella as Otvio Sabia

* Camila Pitanga as Soninha

* Stnio Garcia as Accio

* Fernanda Montenegro as Dona Isaura

* Fernando Torres as Justo

* Jean Pierre Noher as Gutierrez

* Enrique Diaz as Moraes

* Mauro Mendona as Noronha

* Tony Tornado as Tonelada

References




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