38th edition
17-25 january 2026

Os donos da morte

Alexandre Guerreiro

Image Os donos da morte
Brazil
2001 Fiction 19 min
Brazil, 1975. Two friends discuss their political positions. One of them is summoned by the political police for having written an article against the military regime. Based on the true story of Vladimir Herzog.
With : Marcos Maya, Antonio Carlos Guerreiro, Viviane Maia, José Joffily
Screenplay : Alexandre Guerreiro
Image : Tiaga Scorza
Sound : Giselle Lewicky
Music : José Cláudio Castanheira
Production : Plural Filmes
Winner of the First Film Award given by the French General Consulate in Rio at the 7th Festival Mostra Curta Cinema in Rio de Janeiro. Alexandre Guerreiro lives in Rio de Janeiro. He just finished studying cinema at the Federal Fluminense University. Os Donos da Morte is his first film as a director.