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Mais Forte que o Mundo
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Wikipedia article
'Stronger than the World' is a Brazilian film, it is a biographical movie about MMA fighter Jos Aldo. The film was produced by Black Maria e Globo Filmes, directed and written by Afonso Poyart, with the cast of Jos Loreto, Cleo Pires, Rmulo Arantes Neto, Milhem Cortaz, Jackson Antunes, Claudia Ohana, Paloma Bernardi and Rafinha Bastos.
The idea of the film was conceived during Internet searches made by Poyart after a call from the director of expansion and shareholder of Paris Filmes who proposed a project for a feature film involving MMA. In 2011, Poyart's producer, Black Maria, was already commanding the development of the film which had high points of standstill due to problems ranging from casting to the director's own absence for engagements in Hollywood cinema.
In September 2018, the movie was nominated at the 46th International Emmy Awards for best TV Movie / Mini-Series.
Synopsis
The film tells the story of Jos Aldo, a poor family boy, marked by domestic violence, who leaves Amazonas for Rio de Janeiro in search of a chance as an athlete. To beat opponents in the Octagon, however, he must first settle accounts with his past and overcome old traumas.
Cast
*Jos Loreto as Jos Aldo
*Cleo Pires as Vivi (Viviane)
*Milhem Cortaz as Ded Pederneiras
*Jackson Antunes as Seu Jos
*Claudia Ohana as Rocilene
*Rmulo Neto as Fernandinho
*Paloma Bernardi as Luiza
*Thaila Ayala as Laura
*Rafinha Bastos as Marcos Loro
*Felipe Titto as Tony Mendigo
*Paulo Zulu as Mestre Marcinho
*Robson Nunes as Marquinhos
*Jos Trassi as Guimba
*Dirley "Mo de Pedra" Broenstrup as UFC 129 fighter (Mark Hominick)
*Bruce Buffer as himself
*Jonathan Haagensen as drug trafficker
Production
Pre-production
After seeing the trailer for 2 Coelhos in his apartment in Alto de Pinheiros in So Paulo, Sandi Adamiu, director of expansion and shareholder of Paris Filmes, called Afonso Poyart, showing his interest in developing a project involving MMA. Poyart bought the idea and said he saw in the history of UFC champion Jos Aldo all the elements needed: hard life, willpower, struggle for a dream, overcoming. "And he has a deal with his father, which is a remarkable story. He is a hero, but he has a facet of villain at the same time, it's ambiguous," said the director who along with Paris Films, went to the quest to buy the copyright.In June 2011, the director and screenwriter, Afonso Poyart, in an interview with Esporte UOL reiterated that his producer Black Maria was in the pre-production of a film based on the trajectory of Jos Aldo. The plot would be centered on the story of the fighter, "a guy who started down there, went through needs and moved the world," Poyart said. Afonso Poyart was still involved in works related to the distribution of 2 Coelhos, thus generating a delay in the progress of the production of the cinebiography, whose provisional title at the time was "Vale Tudo - Uma Histria de Luta".
The development of the feature film came to various halts, with a stalled period from Poyart due to commitments made in Hollywood cinema in a drama titled 'Solace' starring Anthony Hopkins. After a period of production recess, it was speculated that production would restart at the end of 2012 under command now of Daniel Filho, with Poyart as executive producer. In the end, Poyart even with the commitments of 'Solace', returned as director to the production of the biographical work. Later, Marcelo Rubens Paiva was hired to do a final treatment of the script.
Filming
With an estimated production budget of R $5 million, $1 million being an incentive investment from Ancine, The filming of 'Mais Forte que o Mundo' began at the end of May 2015. The multi-sport center of So Jos dos Campos, better known as Teatro, was one of the first filming locations. A ring was set up in the center of the theatrical gymnasium for Jos Loreto to interpret Jos Aldo's drills. In addition to the gymnasium, the faade of the So Jos dos Campos municipal hospital was also a recording point. In the recording, the facade of the hospital became an area of the Aeroporto Internacional de Manaus.In July 2015, there was a production stoppage due to a wound of Jos Loreto when he went to make a mortal leap and ended twisting his ankle. Other scenes were also recorded in So Paulo, So Bernardo do Campo, Santos and Rio de Janeiro. In September 2015, the last scenes were shot in Las Vegas.
Release
'Stronger than the World' was scheduled to launch on national circuits on January 14, 2016, by the distributors Downtown and Paris Films. However, the directors of the distribution companies took into account a possible failure at the box office due to UFC 194, in which Jose Aldo was defeated by the Irish fighter Conor McGregor. According to journalist Flvio Ricco, from UOL, the distributors wanted to take advantage of the Brazilian's victory to promote the biopic. Thus, the debut was postponed indefinitely, being finally released on June 16, 2016.References
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