Bezerra de Menezes: O Diário de um Espírito

2008 film directed by Joe Pimentel, Glauber Filho

29 August 2008 (2008-08-29)

Running time

75 minutesCountryBrazilLanguagePortugueseBudgetR$2.7 million^[1] ($1,220,337)Box officeR$3,534,245^[2] ($1 597 397)

Bezerra de Menezes: O Diário de um Espírito (lit: Bezerra de Menezes: The Diary of a Spirit) is a 2008 biography drama film directed by Glauber Filho and Joe Pimentel about the Brazilian medium Bezerra de Menezes. It was shot in Fortaleza, Guaramiranga, Maranguape, and Jaguaruana, all cities in Ceará, as well as in Recife and Rio de Janeiro.^[1]

Plot

The 18-year-old Bezerra de Menezes (Magno Carvalho) begins his studies of medicine in Rio de Janeiro, then the capital of Brazil. Abolitionist, Bezerra entered politics and was several times elected alderman and congressman. However, it was his work with the most humble people that brought him fame, becoming known as the doctor of the poor.^[3]

Cast

Carlos Vereza as Bezerra de Menezes
Magno Carvalho as Bezerra de Menezes (young)
Lucas Ribeiro as Bezerra de Menezes (child)
Cláudio Raposo as Antônio Adolfo Bezerra de Menezes
Juliana Carvalho as Dona Fabiana
Mirelle Freitas as Maria Cândida
Alexandra Marinho as Cândida Augusta
Ana Rosa as Bezerra de Menezes' sister
Everaldo Pontes as Soares
Larissa Vereza as Sister-in-law of Bezerra de Menezes
Lúcio Mauro as Leader of the spiritist Center
Pedro Domingues as Mr Materialistic
B. de Paiva as Dr. Leopoldino
Taís Dahas as Hermínia
Romário Fernandes as The student

References

^ ^a ^b Peixoto, Marcos; Coelho, Fátima (October 10, 2008). "Satélite". Diário do Nordeste (in Portuguese). Editora Verdes Mares. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
^ "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2012" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
^ "Bezerra de Menezes: O Diário de um Espírito - Filme | Filmes de Cinema". Archived from the original on 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2014-03-10.