Santo and Jesus, Metalworkers (1983)
57m
Running Time
April 2, 1983Release Date
Santo and Jesus, Metalworkers (1983)
57m
Running Time
April 2, 1983Release Date
Plot.
From its very title, Cláudio Kahns and Antônio Paulo Ferraz's Santo e Jesus, Metalúrgicos is crystal clear about where it stands and about its messianic flair. Through a wordplay with the religious connotation of the names of the two men, murdered during the worker strikes of the late 1970s in São Paulo, it associates sainthood and Christ himself with the working class. That association is reaffirmed throughout the film, from the very beginning, including by a priest. The martyrdom of metalworkers Nelson Pereira de Jesus and Santo Dias da Silva is the starting point to denounce the working conditions faced by factory workers, and the repression which ensues whenever they try to resist them. However, the film also presents us with the 'official' version of the facts, going so far as to feature interviews with the man who killed Nelson. Obviously, it sides with the workers, as it conveys the strength of the oppressed and the impudence of the oppressors.
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Cast & Crew.

Nelson Pereira de Jesus
Self (uncredited)

Santo Dias
Self

Cláudio Khans
Director

Danilo Tadeu
Editor

Cláudio Kahns
Sound / Producer / Additional Photography / Director

Adrian Cooper
Editor / Director of Photography

Antonio Paulo Ferraz
Director

Zetas Malzoni
Director of Photography

Celso Lucas
Additional Photography

Suzana Villas Boas
Finishing Producer

Eduardo Poiano
Additional Photography

Willy Correa de Oliveira
Music Director

Chico Mou
Sound

Pedro Farkas
Director of Photography

Hélio Ferraz
Producer

Lia Camargo
Sound

Francisco Magaldi
Assistant Editor

Roberto Santos Filho
Additional Photography

Uli Bruhn
Sound / Additional Photography

Robert Augusto de Oliveira
Musician

Sarah Feldman
Title Designer

Mirella Martinelli
Assistant Editor

Mayra M. de Oliveira Lima
Musician
Details.
Release DateApril 2, 1983
Original NameSanto e Jesus, Metalúrgicos
StatusReleased
Running Time57m
Genres
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