O Dia da Caça (2000)
05 Jun 2000 • Action, Crime, Thriller • 1h 53m
In Brasília, the mechanic and former drug dealer Nando is requested by the corrupt federal agent Branco to travel to Colombia and bring thirty kilos of cocaine back to Manaus for his friend Arnaldo Canosa, the man who helped him to regenerate four years ago. Nando asks his gay friend Vandernilson "Vander" Santos to join him in the drug traffic with the Colombian Lord Ibanez. While returning to Manaus to meet the French dealer Yves and his girlfriend Monalise, Nando and Vander have the feeling that they have been betrayed, and they decide to stay in Porto do Nestor for the night with their suspect liaison Nestor instead. Meanwhile, in Manaus, the federal agents break in a boat and kills Yves and his men, with the coverage of the honest and competent journalist Raul Bual, but do not find Nando and the drug as expected. Monalise goes to Porto do Nestor trying to escape from the police, and meets Nando and Vander. The trio decides to travel to Porto Esperança to meet pilot Iran, but Monalise is advised by Raul to go to Barreiras and then travel to Brasília trying to find a refuge. While together, Nando, Vander and Monalise realize that they have been involved in a war of gangs and in a net of betrayal and corruption, and they seek for shelter and revenge.
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Portuguese
Awards:
4 wins & 14 nominations
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Brazil
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