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 (Marighella - The Guerrilla fighter that Lighted the World), 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

 * Seu Jorge as Carlos Marighella
 * Adriana Esteves as Clara
 * Bruno Gagliasso as Lúcio
 * Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos as Almir
 * Humberto Carrão as Humberto
 * Jorge Paz as Jorge
 * Bella Camero as Bella
 * Herson Capri as Jorge Salles
 * Henrique Vieira as Frei Henrique
 * Ana Paula Bouzas as Maria
 * Adanilo as Danilo
 * Ana Paula Bouzas as Ana
 * Tuna Dwek as Ieda
 * Guilherme Lopes as Crespo
 * Rafael Lozano as Rafael
 * Charles Paraventi as Bob
 * Brian Townes as Wilson Chandler

Reception
The film debuted at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival on February 14, 2019, but did not participate for the Golden Bear Award.

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.

The film has also attracted political controversies. Stephen Dalton, writing for the Hollywood Reporter, remarked that Wagner Moura presents Marighella's character as a hero and a martyr for democracy and liberal values, even though, in reality, Marighella was a self proclaimed far-left Marxist, who many would deem a terrorist by modern standards. Further, Marighella's ethnicity was also deeply debated. In the movie, Moura portraits him as black. However, many critics claimed that in reality Marighella was white or pardo (mestizo) and Moura tries to rewrite history by labelling him as a black hero. In response, Moura argued that "[t]here's no way to discuss any social issue in Brazil without talking about racial issues. For me, Marighella had to be black."