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Belly Up (1997)
Director: Beto Brant
Cast: Chico Diaz, Murilo BenĂcio, Wolney de Assis, Adriano Stuart
Runtime90 min
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Two hit men, a veteran and a beginner, chatter in a bar on Brazil-Paraguai border, while waiting for their victim to appear.
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Belly Up (1997), directed by Beto Brant, is a Brazilian crime drama that follows two hit men waiting for their target in a bar on the Brazil-Paraguay border. The film has received mixed reviews, with some critics praising its tense atmosphere and performances, while others finding it overly slow-paced. No major awards or nominations have been reported for this film, and its reception among audiences is not widely documented.
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Belly Up, the 1997 crime drama directed by Beto Brant, offers a captivating and nuanced look at the dynamics between two hitmen - a veteran and a newcomer - as they wait to carry out their deadly mission on the Brazil-Paraguay border. The film's atmospheric visuals, coupled with the strong performances of its lead actors like Chico Diaz and Murilo BenĂcio, create a tense and thought-provoking exploration of morality and the harsh realities of their criminal world.
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Belly Up is a 2010 children's mystery novel by author Stuart Gibbs. The story is set in FunJungle, the largest zoo in America and the only zoo/theme park, which is built in the middle of the Texas Hill Country and owned by billionaire J.J. McCracken. The story is set from the view of Teddy Fitzroy, a 12-year-old boy who is the son of a photographer and a gorilla researcher, and his friend Summer, J.J.'s daughter, investigate the suspicious death of Henry Hippo, FunJungle's mascot.
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