1972 · drama · historical
The Conspirators
Directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade1h 18m1972
The real story of the failed attempt of an independence coup by a group of intellectuals and rich men during Brazil's colonial days, from its beginning to the execution of Tiradentes.
Our read: The Conspirators (1972) reads as a sombre, measured, inventive drama · historical entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, measured, measured drama / historical, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- measured
- intense
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