Marighella (2021)

Afro-Brazilian poet and politician, the legendary Carlos Marighella. Driven to fight against the erosion of civil and human rights following the CIA-backed military coup of 1964 and the brutal, racist right-wing dictatorship that followed, the revolutionary leaves behind his wife and son to take up arms, becoming a notorious enemy to the power structure.

Genres: Drama, History, Action

What to watch after Marighella

• The Secret Agent (2025) — Same subject: ditadura militar brasileira
• Pele: Birth of a Legend (2016)
• Bacurau (2019)
• The Edge of Democracy (2019)
• Sergio (2020) — Wagner Moura worked on both
• Carandiru (2003)