Marighella (film)


Marighella is a 2019 Brazilian film directed by Wagner Moura, based on the life of the politician and guerilla fighter Carlos Marighella. The film was adapted from the biography Marighella - O Guerrilheiro que Incendiou o Mundo, by Mário Magalhães. It is Moura's directorial debut.
Seu Jorge plays Carlos Marighella. The film also features Adriana Esteves, Bruno Gagliasso and Humberto Carrão.

Cast

Marighella debuted at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival on February 14, 2019, but did not participate for the Golden Bear Award.
The film received generally positive reviews from credits., 83% of the six reviews compiled by Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 7.33/10. The film has also attracted social and political controversies. Stephen Dalton, writing for The Hollywood Reporter, remarked that Moura presents Marighella's character as a martyr for liberal values even though the real Marighella was a self-proclaimed far-left Marxist. Marighella's ethnicity was also debated. He is portrayed as black in the film and played by a black actor. Many critics noted, however, that Marighella was actually mixed-race. Moura responded that "there's no way to discuss any social issue in Brazil without talking about racial issues. For me, Marighella had to be black."
Several sources reported that internet bots were used to reduce the movie rating on the IMDb website. In response, IMDb deactivated ratings on the film's page. By February 18, 2019, the movie had more than 15,000 ratings on IMDb, although it had not yet been released in theatres.