The Assailant

Based on the life of a legendary capoeira fighter from Bahia, "Besouro" spins a fantastic tale of a young Brazilian man of African descent in search of his mission.

1h 34m2009TMDb 6.0

DramaActionAdventureFantasy

Portuguese

Crew and Cast

Storyline

Based on the life of a legendary capoeira fighter from Bahia, "Besouro" spins a fantastic tale of a young Brazilian man of African descent in search of his mission.

Rt2a Produções Cinematográficas

The Assailant poster

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Info

Original title: Besouro
Status: Released
Released: 30 October 2009
Runtime: 1h 34m
TMDB score: 6.0 / 10 (63 votes)

Production

Director: João Daniel Tikhomiroff
Writers: Bráulio Tavares, João Daniel Tikhomiroff, Patrícia Andrade
Studios: Globo Filmes, Mixer Films, TeleImage
Countries: Brazil

Box Office

Budget: $5.0M

Languages

Original: Portuguese
Spoken: Portuguese