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''Brazilian Western'' ((ポルトガル語:Faroeste Caboclo)) is a 2013 Brazilian crime drama film directed and produced by René Sampaio, starring Fabrício Boliveira, Isis Valverde and César Trancoso. It is based on the song of same name released by Brazilian rock band Legião Urbana in their 1987 ''Que País É Este'' album. Originally set for a 2011 release, the film's production suffered many delays. Shootings for the film took place primarily in the Jardim ABC neighbourhood of Cidade Ocidental, Goiás, in which the city of Ceilândia, Distrito Federal was recreated as it was in the 70's.〔(Folhateen antecipa cenas e personagens de 'Faroeste Caboclo' ) Folhateen - Folha.com〕 Shootings of other cities and places mentioned in the song could be done ''in loco''. The film was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Brazilian Western )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Toronto Adds 75+ Titles To 2013 Edition )〕 == Plot == João do Santo Cristo (Fabrício Boliveira) was raised in the countryside of Bahia to his parentes in a poor, small farm. His father was shot dead by a police officer as a punishment for harming the cop's brother, who was himself hurting João earlier for trying to steal some candies. When João is older, his mother dies too and he decides to leave home for Brasília, to meet a relative he discovered by looking at some old pictures. Before leaving town, however, he executes his father's killer, and is caught at the bus. After doing time in prison, he is finally able to go to Brasília. Upon arriving, he meets his cousin Pablo (César Troncoso) and start doing small illegal tasks for him, such as delivering drugs, and also gives him some weapons, including the Winchester 22 cited in the song. He also starts working at a local carpentry to earn some money. One of his drug delivering operations goes wrong and is stormed by the police. In order to escape, he manages to break into an apartment. There, he meets Maria Lúcia (Isis Valverde), a punk music enthusiast and daughter of a senator. Despite the circumstances, they end up falling in love after João visits her one more time and asks her out. When Maria Lúcia shows her friend the marijuana João can provide, they immediately like it and ask for more. This upsets Jeremias (Felipe Abib), the local drug dealer, and he tries to have João terminated with the help of his partner and corrupt police officer Marco Aurélio (Antônio Calloni). Maria disapproves João's criinal activities and demands him to stop. He promises her not to commit crimes anymore, but he and Pablo start a new drug empire in Brasília taking advantage of the better marijuana they can offer. In order to regain their respect and market around the city, Jeremias and his allies organize a "rockonha" (a portmanteau of "Rock" (the musical genre) and "Maconha" (marijuana), it refers to a party with rock 'n' roll music and marijuana), and João is invited. Upon arriving, he is chased by Jeremias and his two henchman. The trio corners João at the edge of a hill, but Jeremias and a friend were already waiting nearby. Jeremias turns the tables once again in his favor and reveals that he has several criminals and corrupt officers covering him. Jeremias pushes João down the hill and sacrifices himself to buy João some time. João ends up captured anyway and is taken to prison. There, he spends several days and in each of them, he is ordered to hold a newspaper in front of him so Marco can photograph both. One day, during this task, he manages to grab hold of Marco and sets himself and all other prisoners free. He then executes Marco and heads for a final assault on Jeremias and his drug empire. He starts by killing Jeremia's right hand and stealing all his cocaine, leaving a message daring him for a duel. At the assigned place, Jeremias finds three final bags of his cocaine hanging from a football goal. When he approaches them, João shoots all. They both stare at each other. Maria arrives with João's Winchester .22 and aims it at Jeremias. João looks at her and Jeremias takes the chance to shoot him. While Maria kneels by João, Jeremias shoots her as well and then turns around to check on his wasted coke. João, still breathing, charges his Winchester and shoots Jeremias five times, killing him. The film ends with João and Maria laying dead beside each other and with scenes of them together, with João's narration. In a post-credits scene, an alternate, more song-loyal ending is presented, with João and Jeremias about to duel in front of a crowd, as originally described in the song. It ends with both drawing out their guns and pointing them at each other, while Maria is shown having a brief spasm. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brazilian Western」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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