Claudio Fonteles, Helbio Dias, Jader Barbalho, Juarez Avelar, Paulo Lamarao
MANDA BALA (SEND A BULLET) is a cinematic bullet into the cerebral cortex, a documentary that unflinchingly exploring the cycles of violence that plague Brazil’s upper and lower economic classes in fi...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 8, 2008
Stats: 196 reviews
well done documentary with interwoven stories illuminating crime and corruption in sao paulo, where someone is kidnapped every day; the rich travel with bodyguards in armored cars and heliocopters, while a huge underclass struggles for survival and certain politicians are no bett...( read more)
A wonderful, if ultimately somewhat aloof, look at the prolific number of kidnappings in Sao Paolo, Brazil, and the social conditions that allow for it. Plays almost like a black comedy. Worth watching, especially if you plan on traveling to that region.
Also, you must like fr...( read more)
Saw it at Sundance and it blew me away. Jason Kohn showed me the light when it comes to documentaries. It's because of this movie that I've taken an interest in Errol Morris. I hope people get to see this...I know I want to again.
The first documentary praised by Sundance that does NOT force its message down my throat or even slightly attempts to steer my mind to a definite direction.
Impartial, showing you every side of the kidnapping situation in Sao Paulo and blended with an outstanding soundtrack. It ...( read more)
kidnappers are evil...and the corruption runs deep in brasil....frog farming is so fascinating.
Good documentary but not great. Nothing was really learned by the end, that you didnt gather from the trailer. Interesting portrait though and fantastic cinematography.
Corruption is everywhere and in the third world countried such as Brasil. you see how far reaching in the culture it goes. No one is safe from it in the struggling country.
Sick..how so many thieves with kill and steal for anything in Brazil..The replacement surgery was trully saddening..What human would cut off a womans ears for money?
Disturbing, interesting, surprising: frogs, brazil kidnapping, cutting off ears and plastic surgeries of reconstruction, Great Music, visually impressive- documentary.
Good.
Jason Kohn's gripping Manda Bala (Send a Bullet) is the opposite of a high-school science doc. full review
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