Based on the short-story "Matadores" by MARÇAL AQUINO.
Director: BETO BRANT.
Cast: CHICO DIAZ (Múcio),
MURILO BENÍCIO (Toninho),
MARIA PADILHA (Helena), WOLNEY DE ASSIS (Alfredão),
STÊNIO GARCIA (Duão), ADRIANO STUART (Chefe).
Synopsis: Belly Up takes a look into the gunmens's ethics. A man is going to be killed at a bar, on the Brazil-Paraguay border line. While waiting for the belly up to be, two murderers, Toninho and Alfredo reveal a story where is hard to tell guilty from innocent. Present and past are blended in Múcio's death story, the best murderer of the surroundings, revealing how easy is to cross the line between to kill and to die. A boss, a beautiful woman, a job to be done. The movie Belly Up tries friendliness, fear and treason limits.
Format: 35mm
Producers: Sara Silveira, Beto Brant e Renato Ciasca - rights reserved Drama Filmes
Status: COMMERCIALIZED
Distributor: without distributor
Release date: 1997