The Fall
Originally released in 1976. The Fall is a drama film. directed by Nelson Xavier.
Starring Nelson Xavier, Lima Duarte, and Isabel Ribeiro
Synopsis
An accident at a construction site, resulting in one death, sets one worker off on a struggle for justice that exposes the mechanisms of exploitation and the class relations of a country that had undergone one decade of fast-paced ‘conservative modernisation’ at the hands of the military. As a sort of sequel to the classic The Guns (1964), following the fate of those characters as they move from enforcers of exploitation to exploited, it offers more than a snapshot of the period: the correspondent time lapses in fiction and reality capture the passage of a chunk of Brazilian history between the two films, and, therefore, also the transformations in cinematographic approaches to the social and political between the two moments. Equally daring in content and form, and in the originality of the adequacy of one to the other, it won the Silver Bear at Berlin.
Quick Facts
Release Date
August 20, 1976
49 years ago
Runtime
1h 46m
106 minutes total
User Rating
6.7/10
Good (5 votes)
Language
Portuguese
Original language
Country
Brazil
Production
Directors
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Production Details
- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- PT
Production Companies
- Zoom Cinematográfica
- Daga Filmes
Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Fall about?
An accident at a construction site, resulting in one death, sets one worker off on a struggle for justice that exposes the mechanisms of exploitation and the class relations of a country that had u...
Who directed The Fall?
The Fall was directed by Nelson Xavier.
How long is The Fall?
The Fall has a runtime of 1 hours and 46 minutes (106 minutes total).
When was The Fall released?
The Fall was released on August 20, 1976 in theaters.
Who are the main actors in The Fall?
The main cast of The Fall includes Nelson Xavier, Lima Duarte, Isabel Ribeiro, Maria Silvia, Hugo Carvana.