Marighella (film)

Marighella
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWagner Moura
Screenplay by
  • Felipe Braga
  • Wagner Moura
Based onMarighella - O Guerrilheiro que Incendiou o Mundo
by Mário Magalhães
Produced by
StarringSeu Jorge
Adriana Esteves
Bruno Gagliasso
Humberto Carrão
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
CinematographyAdrian Teijido
Edited byLucas Gonzaga
Release date
  • February 14, 2019 (2019-02-14) (Berlin)
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

Marighella is a 2019 Brazilian biographical political thriller film directed by Wagner Moura, based on the life of Carlos Marighella, a Brazilian politician, writer, and Marxist–Leninist guerrilla fighter accused of engaging in terrorist acts against the Brazilian military dictatorship. The film was adapted from the biography Marighella - O Guerrilheiro que Incendiou o Mundo (Marighella - The Guerrilla Who Lit the World on Fire), by Mário Magalhães. It is Moura's directorial debut.

Seu Jorge plays Carlos Marighella. The film also features Adriana Esteves, Bruno Gagliasso and Humberto Carrão.