Third part of Ruy Guerra's trilogy initiated in "Os Fuzis" (1964) and "A Queda" (1978).
23 years in the making, “Pereio, Eu Te Odeio!” is a documentary on legendary Brazilian actor Paulo Cesar Pereio, an irreverent and controversial artist and public figure, as told by the testimonies of friends, family, and society members who hate him.
The documentary celebrates the poetic legacy of Lupicínio Rodrigues, investigating the musical contribution and historical context of this composer born in Rio Grande do Sul and author of hits that surpass generations.
In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capital. The Brasília Film Festival: a landmark of cultural and political resistance. Its story is that of Brazilian cinema itself.
This film seeks to rescue the role of filmmaker Neville D'Almeida by using many rare images, numerous interviews, vast archival and audiovisual material.
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.
Even with all the brutality in the Brazilian dictatorial period, many artists presented themselves as a resistance, using their talent and creativity as a way to trick the censorship.
Paulo Cesar Pereio is an unique figure in the history of Brazilian cinema. Winner of a number of awards and with a career that spans from legendary Cinema Novo features to erotic comedies and many other kinds of projects, Pereio remembers the roles of his life in a number of interviews.
A man bored with his reality, works in the São Paulo government censorship department, is married to Isabel, but falls in love with Dora Dumar, an actress of the films he has the obligation to censor.
Paulo César de Campos Velho, better known as Paulo César Pereio (Alegrete, October 19, 1940 – Rio de Janeiro, May 12, 2024), was a Brazilian actor. His first film work was in 1964, in the film 'Os Fuzis', directed by Ruy Guerra. However, his first recognition came in 1975, in the film 'As Aventuras Amorosas de um Padeiro', for which he received the Kikito for 'Best Supporting Actor' at the Gramado Festival. Three years later he achieved triple prominence, after being elected 'Best Actor' at the Brasília Festival, in the works Chuvas de Verão (1977), Tudo Bem (1978) and A Lira do Delírio (1978).