Marcelo Freixo

Acting

Marcelo Freixo

Born

1967-04-12 (59)

Place of birth

São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Known for

Acting

Credits

12 titles

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 8 titles

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within poster
7.8

After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and the second in command Captain André Matias are accused by the Human Right Aids member Diogo Fraga of execution of prisoners. Matias is transferred to the corrupted Military Police and Nascimento is exonerated from the BOPE by the Governor.

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

2010

One Day poster
NR

Marcelo lives a cloudy day in Rio.

One Day

2015

October poster
NR

A view of Brazil's 2018 Presidential Elections, held in October of that year. The polarizing Election led to the rise of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro

October

2019

Nem poster
10.0

Activist, prostitute and foster mother, Indianara emerges as a standard bearer for the transgender community in Brazil. She passes on to the new generation everything she knows about revolution, nightlife and freedom.

Nem

2019

The Stranger in the House poster
6.3

Jean Wyllys is one of the MPs of Brazil's National Congress. The politician, who is also a journalist and teacher, fights for minorities, as well as being one of the greatest representatives of the LGBTQ+ cause. Now, he exposes a period of three years of his routine in the public sphere, which provokes a reflection on a time of polarization in Brazilian politics.

The Stranger in the House

2016

Auto de Resistência poster
6.8

A documentary about the Rio de Janeiro police killings praticed as so-called "self-defense acts". The film follows people who deal with those deaths in their daily lives, showing how Brazil's Federal Government deals with these cases, from the police investigations to the courtrooms.

Auto de Resistência

2018

Life in Gray poster
7.0

A faux documentary about the ongoing social, political and economical crisis in Brazil, where the government cuts the colors of Rio de Janeiro, turning the city black and white.

Life in Gray

2017

Geraldinos poster
7.5

Maracanã was built for the first World Cup in Brazil in 1950. Initially, it had a democratic space called General. The record analyzes the recent works in the stadium and shows classic fans.

Geraldinos

2015

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