Bald Mountain
A journey to the biggest open mining of the contemporary age. It's 1978 and friends Juliano and Joaquim leave Rio de Janeiro in search of their dream of striking it rich. Like thousands of other men, both get to the Amazon Rainforest full of hope and illusion. But routine in the mines changes everything and the obsession of wealth and power destroys them. Juliano becomes a gangster. Joaquim leaves all his values behind. This is a story about golden fever, greed and violence, a great friendship and its end.
- Runtime
- 2h
- Released
- 2013
- Country
- Brazil
Details
Release year: 2013
Storyline
A journey to the biggest open mining of the contemporary age. It's 1978 and friends Juliano and Joaquim leave Rio de Janeiro in search of their dream of striking it rich. Like thousands of other men, both get to the Amazon Rainforest full of hope and illusion. But routine in the mines changes everything and the obsession of wealth and power destroys them. Juliano becomes a gangster. Joaquim leaves all his values behind. This is a story about golden fever, greed and violence, a great friendship and its end.
Top credits
Wagner Moura — Lindo Rico- Matheus Nachtergaele — Coronel Carvalho
- Sophie Charlotte — Tereza
Juliano Cazarré — Juliano
Did you know
• Besides co-producing the film, Wagner Moura was supposed to play the lead role, but scheduling conflicts prevented him to take the part and he had to stick with a minor role instead.
• Laura Neiva was attached to the film in early stages of pre-production.
User reviews
Gold fever
Another precious pearl from Brazil.
Powerful performances
Technical specs
- Color
- Color
