Belarmino

1h 12m
DocumentaryDrama
7.4

A portrait of Belarmino Fragoso, a veteran boxer in Lisbon nearing the end of his career. In a blend of reportage and re-enactment, the many vices of the once national featherweight champion are revealed against a background of the grim economics of boxing in 1960s Portugal.

Cast

Belarmino Fragoso
O próprio (Boxer)
Maria Amélia Fragoso
A própria (Mulher de Belarmino)
Ana Paula Fragoso
A própria (Filha de Belarmino)
Júlia Buisel
A própria (Fadista)
Bernardo Moreira
O próprio (Contrabaixo)
Jean Pierre Gebler
O próprio (Saxofone)
Maria Teresa de Noronha
A própria (Fadista)

Crew

Fernando Lopes
Director, Writer, Production Design
Manuel Ruas
Editor
Augusto Cabrita
Director of Photography
António da Cunha Telles
Producer
Heliodoro Pires
Sound Designer
Alexandre Gonçalves
Sound Effects
Manuel Jorge Veloso
Music

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