Lula, Son of Brazil
2009 film directed by Fábio Barreto / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lula, Son of Brazil (Portuguese: Lula: O Filho do Brasil, pronounced [ˈlulɐ u ˈfiʎu du bɾaˈziw]) is a 2009 biographical Brazilian film based on the early life of Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Directed by Fábio Barreto, the film was released on January 1, 2010.[2] Upon its release, Lula, Son of Brazil was the most expensive Brazilian film ever, with a budget of over 17 million reais,[3] being later surpassed by Nosso Lar.[4] The film was unanimously chosen by a Ministry of Culture commission as Brazil's submission to the 83rd Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film,[5] despite not having been chosen to compete.
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Directed by | Fábio Barreto |
Written by | Denise Paraná Fábio Barreto Daniel Tendler Fernando Bonassi |
Produced by | Luiz Carlos Barreto Paula Barreto |
Starring | Rui Ricardo Dias Glória Pires Cléo Pires Juliana Baroni Milhem Cortaz |
Cinematography | Gustavo Hadba |
Edited by | Leticia Giffoni |
Music by | Antonio Pinto |
Production company | Luiz Carlos Barreto Produções Cinematográficas |
Distributed by | Downtown Filmes |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
Country | Brazil |
Language | Portuguese |
Budget | R$17 million |
Box office | $3,785,593[1] |
The film was a commercial and critical failure.[6][7] Critics charged that it was election propaganda,[8][9] fostering a cult of personality.[10]