VIPs (2011)
Overview
Marcelo leaves his family and moves to Mato Grosso do Sul, where he learns how to fly airplanes by himself watching the pilots. One day, he responds the call of a drug dealer and uses his boss' plane to help the man to transport his cargo. He is hired by the drug lord to work transporting drugs in his airplanes. When he is arrested by the Federal Police, he does not rat his gang and the leader of the cartel gives a large amount of money as a bonus and asks him to leave the gang since he is known by the police. Marcelo uses the money to promote a party in the Carnival of Recife pretending to be the son of the owner of the Gol (a Brazilian air flight company). He lures the high-society, including the television presenter Amaury Jr. Marcelo is arrested again and is sent to prison. During a rebellion, he uses his leadership to present the claims of the prisoners and help to control the situation.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $3,554,533.00 |
| Original Language | pt |
| Popularity | 5.23 |
Directed By
Toniko Melo
Crew
Thiago Dottori
Toniko Melo
Bráulio Mantovani
Mauro Pinheiro Jr.
Gustavo Giani
Cecília Homem de Mello
Bel Berlinck
Frederico Pinto
Donna Meirelles
Paulo Morelli
Fernando Meirelles
Antonio Pinto
Renata Castro Barbosa
TOP CAST
Wagner Moura
Marcelo
Gisele Fróes
Silvia
Roger Gobeth
Renato Jacks
Arieta Corrêa
Sandra
Norival Rizzo
Pai de Marcelo
Amaury Jr
Amaury Jr
Emiliano Ruschel
Fausto
Marcela Falci
Aluna Loira
Heitor Goldflus
Professor de Biologia
Cecília Homem de Mello
Diretora
João Francisco Tottene
Marcelo criança
Carlos Grillo
Faxineiro Aeroporto
Marcelo Szpektor
Barman
Gigi Monteiro
Cliente Loira
Bia Paganini
Atendente Kely
Dato de Oliveira
Chicão
Davi de Almeida
Pacheco
Augusto Madeira
Lima
Juliano Cazarré
Banã
Milhem Cortaz
Eike Gomes
Carlos Dias
Valter
Ricardo Pettine
Jair
Edmilson Cordeiro
Tatuzinho
Leco
Banda Sua Mãe / baterista
Gabriel
Banda Sua Mãe / Guitarrista
Claudinho
Banda Sua Mãe / Baixista
Fabiana Bento
Gêmea 1
Drika Torres
Gêmea 2
Wilton Andrade
Assis
Leandro Daniel Colombo
Silva
Beto Schultz
Juvenal
Tales Penteado
Samuca
Flávio Vaz
Segurança
Marisol Ribeiro
Lica
Juliana Schalch
Lu Paes
Felipe Ehrenberg
Gonzales
Thiago Dottori
Cliente Bar do Piloto
Ivi Mesquita
Passista
Creo Kellab
Otávio
Márcia de Oliveira
Vivi
Juliana Helcer
Garota da Piscina
Luiz Valcazaras
Paparazzo 2
Luciana Brites
Suzy
Graziele Grassoni
Ellen
Wendy Wolf
Modelo Ruiva
Lúcia Bronstein
Jovem Piercing Nariz
Diana Galantini
Produtora Amaury
Maria Eugênia Almeida
Dançarina de Frevo
Fred Steffen
Homem 1 Beijo Triplo
Waldir Grillo
Homem 2 Beijo Triplo
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