Resistance
2019, Portuguese. Directed by Zeca Brito.
Brazil, 1961. In the underground of the Piratini Palace, the governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Leonel Brizola, awaits a bombing by the Brazilian armed forces. The country is on the verge of a civil war, following the resignation of president Jânio Quadros and the movement to keep vice-president João Goulart from taking office. Using the radio transmitter from his improvised bunker, Brizola sets up the Legality movement, to ensure Goulart's right to the presidential chair. Caught in the crossfire, two brothers who are in love with the same woman unite to fight alongside Brizola.
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
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Cast & crew
- Zeca BritoDirector
- Cleo PiresCecília
- Leonardo MachadoLeonel Brizola
- Fernando Alves PintoLuis Carlos
- José Henrique LigabueTonho
- Letícia SabatellaBlanca
- Sapiran BritoBrizola em 2004
- Paulo César PeréioRadialista
- Fábio RangelJango
- Roberto OliveiraCoronel Machado Lopes
- Luis FrankeMajor Neme
- Adriano BasegioHamilton Chaves
- Áurea BaptistaRosa Garramón
Details
- Released
- 10 April 2019
- Original title
- Legalidade
- Country
- Brazil
- Written by
- Leo Garcia, Zeca Brito
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Resistance runs 122 minutes (2h 2m).
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Resistance isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 April 2019. (Checked 6 November 2026.)
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Who directed Resistance?
Resistance (2019) was directed by Zeca Brito and stars Cleo Pires, Leonardo Machado, Fernando Alves Pinto.