Anselmo Vasconcelos

Anselmo Vasconcelos
Total Credits at Criticker: 15 (Actor)
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Eu Matei Lúcio Flávio
The life of Brazilian policeman Mariel Mariscot, who belonged to the Police elite until being accused of corruption, and of being the leader of a group of policemen who killed outlaws without a proper judgement, the so called "Esquadrão da Morte" (Death Squad). (imdb)
O Homem Nu
A man leaves the apartment of his girlfriend to get a newspaper completely naked and the door closes behind him. One of the neighbours sees a naked man and screams, and the man runs away downstairs. Then, the movie shows various situations involving the man running down the streets of Rio de Janeiro, attempting to return home to get some clothes. (imdb)
O Dia da Caça
Ex-drug dealer is forced to go back to business by a corrupt policeman. He must go to Colombia and bring back some cocaine, but discovers the whole thing is a set up. He then devises a suicidal plan for revenge. (imdb)
Amante Latino
Sidney Magal has to return to his childhood school when some usurers menace to destroy it.
Se Segura, Malandro!
Man has a clandestine radio station in a shantytown, and broadcasts the swindles happening in the city, at the same time running absurd contests with preposterous prizes. (imdb)
Boca
A photo-journalist goes to Brazil to investigate a savage crime boss. She becomes infatuated with the story. (imdb)
Tempos de Paz
Rio de Janeiro, April 18, 1945. In Brazil, the Getúlio Vargas government releases political prisoners while receiving thousands of European immigrants. In this context arises the clash between the head of Customs and Immigration in Rio de Janeiro and a former Polish actor, supposed follower of Hitler.
A República Dos Assassinos
In 1970, the crimes of Esquadrão da Morte by refinement of violence sparked a wave of reactions across the country. This is the story of Mateus Romeiro, the most famous of the officers who joined the group of Homens de Aço, one of the factions which divided the squad.
O Escolhido de Iemanjá
Gangsters are bribing a city. They evacuated an entire slum. Accidents by consecutive explosions injures and kills. With help from Iemanjá, everything will be solved! Commander Nelson, the chosen of Iemanjá, adheres the fight. And Nyari, with her premonitions, assists the chosen one.
Vox Populi
Vox Populi (1998) - Short Film
A man is accused of shooting his wife and her lover but as we find out. It wasn't exactly her lover...
J.J.J., o Amigo do Super-Homem
A locksmith dreams of being a famous detective. Luck helps bringing a complicated case to solve: the theft of the famous emerald. Adventure, dream and reality inhabit the life of John Junior Joey, the friend of Superman.
Chico Rei
Galanga, king of Congo brought to Brazil as a slave, finds gold in Vila Rica, in the State of Minas Gerais, and buys his enfranchisement, the properties of his former owner, and his companions' freedom, becoming Chico Rei, the first black man to own lands in Brazil. Written by
Terror e Êxtase
Girl and her boyfriend are kidnapped. She develops a strange attraction to her kidnapper and the two get involved. (imdb)
Sombras de Julho
A tragedy happens when a cruel farmer forces his son to kill his best friend, son of a rival farmer's, in ambush. The crime brings about serious consequences for the two families, involved in a land dispute in Minas Gerais, a Brazilian state. (imdb)
Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria
Apolônio Brasil was a cult pianist who used to play in nightclubs in Rio de Janeiro, in the 1950s and 1960s. Quite a character, Apolônio was loved by women, idolized by his audience and friends, besides being extremely high-spirited and charming. For all that, his brain is removed after his death and becomes the center of a dispute among an American scientist, Dr. Bóris, who wants to study it, his friends and his son Paluca. (imdb)