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The Head of Gumercindo Saraiva

The Head of Gumercindo Saraiva

WesternDramaHistory
2018, Movie, 1h 34min
A fiction based on true events, which happened at the end of the Federalist Revolution in 1895, in the south of Brazil. When Gumercindo Saraiva was killed in an ambush and buried at graveyard at some roadside, the legalists discovered it, unburied the body, and cut its head off so it would be taken to the Governor as a war trophy. Major Ramiro de Oliveira and two men were chosen for the unusual task. The film tells the saga of the Capitan Franciso Saraiva, son of Gumercindo, and his team of five riders in the attempt to recover his father's head. The moments of approximation and distancing between the pursued and the pursuers, the confrontation and the conflicts, the duels that happened on both sides until the final encounter, when there are only Ramiro and Francisco left standing; all these events are thoroughly narrated in the film. The lessons learned in the journey blossom at end and both men, due to everything they went through, decide for an honorable outcome for them both.
Country: Brazil
Director:
Tabajara Ruas
Cast:
Murilo Rosa,
Marcos Pitombo,
Leonardo Machado
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Tabajara Ruas
Director
Tabajara Ruas
Writer
Murilo Rosa
As Major Ramiro de Oliveira
Marcos Pitombo
As Tenente Rosário Saraiva
Leonardo Machado
As Capitão Francisco Saraiva

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In 1895, following a brutal ambush, the head of notorious outlaw Gumercindo Saraiva is severed and taken as a war trophy. His son, Captain Francisco Saraiva, embarks on a perilous journey with five riders to recover his father's head, facing off against the legalists who seek to claim it for themselves. The tense cat-and-mouse game between the pursued and pursuers unfolds across the stunning Brazilian countryside, culminating in a final, decisive showdown. As the two sides clash, they come to realize that there can be no victor in this bloody conflict, and that honor and respect must prevail. A gripping drama based on true events, The Head of Gumercindo Saraiva is a powerful exploration of loyalty, family, and the consequences of violence.

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