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Killed the Family and Went to the Movies

1969 · 64 min Drama Comedy
6.5 / 10 · TMDB

A man living with his parents in a low middle-class apartment in Rio de Janeiro coldly stabs them with a razor and then goes to the movies. Marcia, a rich and dissatisfied young woman, takes advantage of a trip from her husband to go to her home in Petrópolis, where she receives a visit from an old friend, Regina.

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Original Title Matou a Família e Foi ao Cinema
Year 1969
Country Brazil
Genre Drama, Comedy
Director Júlio Bressane
Runtime 64 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.5/10 (39 votes)

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The film constructs a sharp social and psychological portrait, relying on the contrast between clinical violence and mundane routine. Bressane explores alienation in late-60s Brazilian society, using black humor as a scalpel to dissect family and class tensions.

Those who tire of conventional narratives will find a provocative parable where absurdity becomes the only possible response to an oppressive reality. What lingers after the credits is a sense of disquieting freedom. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Júlio Bressane

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