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196472 minPGdocumentary

7.5/ 10(13 ratings)• TMDB

Belarmino

196472 minPGdocumentary

7.5/ 10(13 ratings)• TMDB

A gritty look at Lisbon's boxing scene through Belarmino Fragoso's life.

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A gritty look at Lisbon's boxing scene through Belarmino Fragoso's life.

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Fernando Lopes

Fernando Lopesdirector

Fernando Lopes

Fernando Lopeswriter

Belarmino Fragoso

Belarmino Fragosocast

Maria Amélia Fragosocast

Ana Paula Fragosocast

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A portrait of Belarmino Fragoso, a veteran boxer in Lisbon nearing the end of his career. In a blend of reportage and re-enactment, the many vices of the once national featherweight champion are revealed against a background of the grim economics of boxing in 1960s Portugal.

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