Resistance (2019)

63 %
based on 10 user ratings

Released:
2019-04-10

Overview:
Brazil, 1961. In the underground of the Piratini Palace, the governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Leonel Brizola, awaits a bombing by the Brazilian armed forces. The country is on the verge of a civil war, following the resignation of president Jânio Quadros and the movement to keep vice-president João Goulart from taking office. Using the radio transmitter from his improvised bunker, Brizola sets up the Legality movement, to ensure Goulart's right to the presidential chair. Caught in the crossfire, two brothers who are in love with the same woman unite to fight alongside Brizola.

Director:
Zeca Brito

Runtime:
2h 2min

Genre:
History, Drama, Romance

  • Cast:
  • Cleo
    as
    Cecília
  • Leonardo Machado
    as
    Leonel Brizola
  • Fernando Alves Pinto
    as
    Luis Carlos
  • José Henrique Ligabue
    as
    Tonho
  • Letícia Sabatella
    as
    Blanca