

The Man of the Year
2003-08-01 · 104 min · ★ 6.7
Maiquél has lost a bet and dyed his hair blond. This seemingly innocuous event triggers a head-on collision with destiny in which he goes from nobody to hero to outlaw — all in 24 hours.
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Production details
- Directors
- José Henrique Fonseca
- Production companies
- Conspiração Filmes, Estúdios Mega, MegaColor, Quanta Centro de Produções Cinematográficas
- Countries
- Brazil
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Murilo BenícioMáiquel
Cláudia AbreuCledir
Natália LageÉrica
Jorge DóriaDr. Carvalho
Paulo MoskaEnoque
André GonçalvesGalego
Lázaro RamosMarcão
Perfeito FortunaRobinson
Agildo RibeiroZilmar
José WilkerSílvio
Carlo MossyChief of Police Santana
Paulo César PeréioSeu Humberto
André BarrosMarlênio
Mariana XimenesGabriela
Wagner MouraSuel
José Henrique FonsecaCaju
Nill MarcondesEzequiel
Xando GraçaVereador PimentaTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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