Santo and Jesus, Metalworkers

Synopsis

From its very title, Cláudio Kahns and Antônio Paulo Ferraz's Santo e Jesus, Metalúrgicos is crystal clear about where it stands and about its messianic flair. Through a wordplay with the religious connotation of the names of the two men, murdered during the worker strikes of the late 1970s in São Paulo, it associates sainthood and Christ himself with the working class. That association is reaffirmed throughout the film, from the very beginning, including by a priest. The martyrdom of metalworkers Nelson Pereira de Jesus and Santo Dias da Silva is the starting point to denounce the working conditions faced by factory workers, and the repression which ensues whenever they try to resist them. However, the film also presents us with the 'official' version of the facts, going so far as to feature interviews with the man who killed Nelson. Obviously, it sides with the workers, as it conveys the strength of the oppressed and the impudence of the oppressors.

Main Cast

Nelson Pereira de Jesus

Self (uncredited)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Santo Dias

Self

Age : 37 | Popularity : 0%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Sound	Cláudio Kahns Lia Camargo Chico Mou Uli Bruhn
	Music Director	Willy Correa de Oliveira
	Musician	Robert Augusto de Oliveira Mayra M. de Oliveira Lima
Editing	Editor	Adrian Cooper Danilo Tadeu
	Assistant Editor	Mirella Martinelli Francisco Magaldi
Directing	Director	Antonio Paulo Ferraz Cláudio Kahns
Production	Finishing Producer	Suzana Villas Boas
	Producer	Cláudio Kahns Hélio Ferraz
Camera	Additional Photography	Cláudio Kahns Eduardo Poiano Celso Lucas Roberto Santos Filho Uli Bruhn
	Director of Photography	Zetas Malzoni Adrian Cooper Pedro Farkas
Art	Title Designer	Sarah Feldman
Department	Role	Name

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