The Assailant

For the 2003 Hong Kong film 狙击目标, see Wayne Lai.

The Assailant
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Directed by	João Daniel Tikhomiroff
Written by	Patrícia Andrade Bráulio Tavares João Daniel Tikhomiroff
Starring	Aílton Carmo Jéssica Barbosa Flávio Rocha Irandhir Santos
Cinematography	Enrique Chediak
Edited by	Gustavo Giani
Production company	RT2A Produções Cinematográficas
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Columbia Pictures
Release dates	30 September 2009 (2009-09-30) (Brazil)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese
Budget	R$10 million
Box office	R$3,803,835

The Assailant (known as Besouro in Brazil) is a 2009 Brazilian action-drama film directed by João Daniel Tikhomiroff. The film is about Besouro Mangangá, a Brazilian Capoeirista from the early 1920s, to whom were attributed some heroic and legendary deeds.

Huan-Chiu Ku, Kill Bill's choreographer, is responsible for the film's fight scenes. Its filming took place lasted three months in Bahia.

Cast

• Aílton Carmo as Besouro
• Sérgio Laurentino as Exu
• Anderson Grillo as Quero-Quero
• Sérgio Pererê as Orixá Ossaim
• Adriana Alves as Oxum
• Jessica Barbosa as Orixá Iansã/Dinorá
• Zebrinha as Orixá Ogum
• Macalé dos Santos as Master Alípio
• Flávio Rocha Coronel Venâncio
• Irandhir Santos as Noca de Antônia
• Geisa Costa as Dona Zulmira
• Miguel Lunardi
• Antônio Fábio as Serafim
• Nilton Júnior as Cobra Criada
• Denise Correia
• Servílio de Holanda as Genival
• Leno Sacramento as Chico Canoa

External links

• The Assailant at IMDb