The Case of the Wrong Man
2017, Portuguese. Directed by Camila de Moraes.
The documentary tells the story of Júlio César, a young Afro-Brazilian who was executed by the Police in the 1980s in Porto Alegre. The crime became notorious when the press published photos of Julius being put alive in the police car and arriving 37 minutes later shot and dead at the hospital.
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
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Cast & crew
- Camila de MoraesDirector
- Luiz Francisco Correa BarbosaSelf
- Vera Daisy BarcellosSelf
- Ronaldo BernardiSelf
- Lis Guerton Martins CardosoSelf
- Paulo CorreaSelf
- Eder Kanvon F.F. CostaldiSelf
- Gercy Ribeiro de MattosSelf
- Luciana Silva do NascimentoSelf
- Renato DornelesSelf
- Vanderlei FloresSelf
- Karen M. GamaSelf
- Lucas dos Santos GonçalvesSelf
Details
- Released
- 11 May 2017
- Original title
- O Caso do Homem Errado
- Country
- Brazil
- Written by
- Maurício Borges de Medeiros, Camila de Moraes, Mariani Ferreira
- Budget
- $2.7K
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The Case of the Wrong Man runs 77 minutes (1h 17m).
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The Case of the Wrong Man isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 May 2017. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Case of the Wrong Man?
If you liked The Case of the Wrong Man, try Bus 174, Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story, Capital in the Twenty-First Century.
Who directed The Case of the Wrong Man?
The Case of the Wrong Man (2017) was directed by Camila de Moraes and stars Luiz Francisco Correa Barbosa, Vera Daisy Barcellos, Ronaldo Bernardi.