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