The Man of the Year
2003 · Movie · 104 min · ★ 6.8 · 95% critics
After a seemingly trivial bet changes his appearance, an ordinary man is suddenly praised for a violent act and pulled into a dangerous new role. Over the course of a single day, his unexpected rise in status sends him hurtling toward crime, attention, and mounting consequences.
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Details
- Original title
- O Homem do Ano
- Years
- 2003
- Release date
- 2003-08-01
- Language
- Portuguese
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (86 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to dark crime dramas about ordinary people slipping into violence and notoriety, in the vein of Dirty Pretty Things or A Wolf at the Door; Not for you if you want sympathetic leads or clear moral comfort.
Pros: striking premise; dark, unpredictable setup; strong early momentum | Cons: less fresh later; uneasy moral framing; weak final stretch
Themes
- piglet
- murder
Cast & crew
Murilo Benício
as Máiquel
Cláudia Abreu
as Cledir
Natália Lage
as Érica
Jorge Dória
as Dr. Carvalho
Paulo Moska
as Enoque
André Gonçalves
as Galego
Lázaro Ramos
as Marcão
Perfeito Fortuna
as Robinson
- AH
Amir Haddad
as Gonzaga
Agildo Ribeiro
as Zilmar
Directed by José Henrique Fonseca