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Brazilian Martial Arts Actioner "Besouro" Gets Name Change For united snakes Release; Now Streaming On Netflix As "The Assailant" | Shadow and Act

Brazilian Martial Arts Actioner "Besouro" Gets Name Change For united snakes Release; Now Streaming On Netflix As "The Assailant"

                               News                                       by Tambay A. Obenson |                 March 22, 2012 10:22 PM
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       Oh my damn! So there I was breezing through my Netflix recommendations and came across a movie titled The Assailant that had an really familiar cover image.
      I thought, nah, it can't be... could it?
      Yes! Yes it was, as I found out after I hit the play button and the film started.
      Somehow we missed this last month, because a Canadian distribution company called Phase 4 Films,  with partners here in the states, released the film in the united snakes on  February 14th; and not only that, it's actually streaming on Netflix RIGHT NOW, meaning, if you have a Netflix streaming account, you could be watching it RIGHT NOW if you haven't already.
      One small problem though (although it may not be much of a problem to  you), it's dubbed in English; so no Portuguese with English subtitles,  which I prefer (that's how I saw it a year ago or so). And the  English-language dub is terrible IMHO; I'm sitting here playing it back,  cringing. Although I'm only about 15 minutes in; maybe it gets better.
      So if you can tolerate a shitty dub, you can watch Besouro... uh, I mean The Assailant (which completely nullifies the meaning behind the original Besouro title) right this minute. It's in HD by the way, so you'll at least enjoy a nice, crisp image on your TV screen.
      Besouro was an Shadow And Act Film Find in 2009, with a  trailer that thrilled just about everyone who saw it – or at least,  piqued interest. So, we’ve been on this one for awhile now, alerting you  to any and all opportunities to see the film, which never received a  stateside release, aside from festival screenings here and there.
      Long-time readers should be familiar enough with it, given the number of times I've talked about and plugged it.
      I’ve seen Besouro... uh I mean The Assailant... twice,  first on my computer screen; the second time in a theater, where it's  best seen, and I thoroughly enjoyed it on both occasions, and strongly  recommend it.
      As a reminder… the story goes… As essentially an action movie set in 1920s Bahia, and based on the life of a legendary capoeirista from Bahia who uses the power of Candomble  to fight the harsh conditions which, even post-abolition, the black  population endured in Brazil, Besouro tells the fantastic and  fantastical story of a young Afro-Brazilian man who became a symbol throughout all of Bahia for his bravery and loyalty, in defending the persecuted and oppressed.
      João Daniel Tikhomiroff directed what is/was one of Brazil's biggest productions ever!
      Huan-Chiu Ku who directed the fight sequences in films like Kill Bill and The Matrix, does the same here, as the film features spectacular stunt sequences, with a soundtrack that includes Gilberto Gil.
      So, here's your chance to see it if you have not. Albeit horribly dubbed.
      Watch the thrilling trailer below:

http://youtu.be/ghmo7_5A8U8

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