The 3 Marias
Alternate/Foreign Title: As Tręs Marias [Original title], The Three Marias [Alternate spelling]DVD Released (Y/M/D): 2005-04-26
Genre: Foreign
Sub-genre: Drama
Director: Aluisio Abranches
Stars: Marieta Severo, Júlia Lemmertz, Maria Luisa Mendonca, Luiza Mariani, Carlos Vereza, Wagner Moura, Tuca Andrada, Enrique Diaz, Lázaro Ramos
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Synopsis: Brazilian filmmaker Aluizio Abranches directs the revenge drama The Three Marias, heavily influenced by religious doctrines and Greek tragedies. Bitter matriarch Filomena Capodocio (Marieta Severo) carries out a vendetta against her ex-fiancé, Firmino (Carlos Vereza), who is responsible for the brutal murder of her husband and two sons. Filomena gathers her three daughters together and instructs them to hire individual hitmen to murder Firmino and his two sons. The oldest daughter, Maria Francisca (Julia Lemmertz), is ordered to recruit superstitious Ze das Cobras (Enrique Diaz). Middle daughter Maria Rosa (Maria Luiza Mendonca) tracks down Police Chief Tenorio (Tuca Andrada), who is a knife expert. Youngest daughter Maria Pia (Luiza Mariani) has the most difficult killer to acquire: the imprisoned convict Jesuino Cruz (Wagner Moura), also known as The Devil's Horse.
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