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Bingo: The King of the Mornings

Original title: Bingo: O Rei das Manhãs
  • 2017
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
6.5K
YOUR RATING
Vladimir Brichta in Bingo: The King of the Mornings (2017)
BiographyComedyDrama

When Augusto Mendes gets the role of Bingo, he goes through dilemmas such as the fact that he is an anonymous celebrity and that he can't reconcile his work and his family.When Augusto Mendes gets the role of Bingo, he goes through dilemmas such as the fact that he is an anonymous celebrity and that he can't reconcile his work and his family.When Augusto Mendes gets the role of Bingo, he goes through dilemmas such as the fact that he is an anonymous celebrity and that he can't reconcile his work and his family.

  • Director
    • Daniel Rezende
  • Writers
    • Luiz Bolognesi
    • Fabio Meira
  • Stars
    • Vladimir Brichta
    • Leandra Leal
    • Tainá Müller
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    6.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Daniel Rezende
    • Writers
      • Luiz Bolognesi
      • Fabio Meira
    • Stars
      • Vladimir Brichta
      • Leandra Leal
      • Tainá Müller
    • 13User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 17 wins & 20 nominations total

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    Vladimir Brichta
    Vladimir Brichta
    • Augusto Mendes…
    Leandra Leal
    • Lúcia
    Tainá Müller
    Tainá Müller
    • Angélica
    Augusto Madeira
    Augusto Madeira
    • Vasconcelos
    Ana Lúcia Torre
    Ana Lúcia Torre
    • Marta Mendes
    Cauã Martins
    • Gabriel Mendes
    Pedro Bial
    Pedro Bial
    • Armando
    Domingos Montagner
    • Palhaço Aparício
    Fernando Sampaio
    • Palhaço Nando
    Raul Barretto
    • Dono do Circo
    Soren Hellerup
    Soren Hellerup
    • Peter Olsen
    Ricardo Ciciliano
    • Cláudio Ricardo
    Emanuelle Araújo
    Emanuelle Araújo
    • Gretchen
    Wally Araújo
    • Assistente de Direção Programa do Bingo
    Roberto Audio
    • Pastor
    Cleto Baccic
    • Apresentador Prêmio Melhores do Ano
    Luciano Baldan
    • Diretor do Filme Pornochanchada
    Luiz Bolognesi
    • Piscólogo do AA
    • Director
      • Daniel Rezende
    • Writers
      • Luiz Bolognesi
      • Fabio Meira
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    9Hayud_Farah

    A Touching Tribute to a Brazilian Icon

    Bingo - The King of the Mornings is an extraordinary drama, deeply emotional, depicting the life of a beloved Brazilian artist. With excellent production, direction, script, sets, costumes, and cast, the film highlights personal struggles and the competitive world of television. A story of resilience and talent, highly recommended for all Brazilians to experience this heartfelt cinematic achievement.
    8eagandersongil

    Sex, Drugs and Television

    the national cinema returning to fill the movie theaters to see a quality movie, and this return could not be in a better way, portraying the story of the rise and fall of one of the greatest icons of Brazilian television of the 80s, Bozo, or rather, Bingo, since the feature did not get the copyrights, is a great movie, with great performances and a top-level, escrachado direction. critical, surreal, dramatic and entertaining, "Bingo- the kings of mantras" is a quality nostalgia, as well as a biography of Brazilian television from the 80's. With a linear and biobibliographic script, the great sin of the script is to develop many The film could have more than 20 minutes, at times it seems that there is a lack of rhythm and in the end it seems that there is no story, and that is the great sin of the movie, we tire but it has the full sensation that it has seen the summary of the history of Bingo. Technically the film is splendid. Daniel Rezende, walks with his camera, faztraveling, makes closed plans, blurring, closes and beautiful aerial plans, and even subjective camera he uses, he more than just films a story, he gives points of view of his work that composes a whole , a clear photograph, a great use of lighting, that can make the screen shine in the big moments of Bingo and darken in its low moments, all aligned to a good soundtrack, with a lot of national rock and a competent assembly, but that does not enchant, since the assembly is the most observable aspect of the film, seeing the history of its director. Vladimir Brichta gives a show of performance, not only transgressive of Bingo, but in his calm moments, of reflection, of depression, of pure fall, despair and anguish, his performasse is remarkable and does not fall the level. Daniel Rezende, was editor of great films like; City of God, Elite Troop, Tree of Life .... and also worked with great directors and great actors, and finally makes his debut in the direction, is a good name, and it is good to keep an eye on him, the national cinema of quality on the big screen.
    9sreeragmeppadath

    UNNOTICED EPIC

    I heard about this movie 2 days before by a friends review.I didn't even knew there was such a movie before.Watched this expecting a time pass and I got a great movie filled with excitement,emotions and great acting.
    7anatole-klapouch

    It would be an 9 before the end

    From the beginning to almost the end it's a great movie! I really enjoyed it, had some good laughs. Well, I relate a lot to Bozo, I was a fan as child, although I've never called him.

    But, the end of the movie is so anti climatic. The end is awful. When I realized it ended in that way I was really disappointed. I don't know what the producers/directors/writers wanted with this ending. "Drugs are bad"? "Jesus is good"? I don't know. It's just awful.

    Good movie. Awful ending.
    8binhosan

    Great movie and great performances. Funny and harcore life of Bozo!

    I think it is one of best brazilian movies since City of God's Fernando Meirelles and Elite Squad's José Padilha duology. Very funny, very intense, very alive as like the Bozo himself and the 80s age. Fame, drugs, irreverence and a kind of freedom that we will never have again in television. I felt like it was really genuine as the real life is.

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    • Trivia
      Bingo is a film 'à clef', where real life characters and brands have names changed to avoid legal issues: Bingo is the American clown franchise Bozo, TV Mundial stands for the powerful Brazilian network Globo, TVP is its rival TVS (now SBT), Lulu is the children's show host Xuxa. The real name of main character Augusto Mendes, Arlindo Barreto, is revealed at the end. Singer and dancer Gretchen is the only keeping her real life counterpart's name.
    • Connections
      Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 17 December 2017 (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Conga, Conga, Conga
      Written by Mister Sam

      Performed by Gretchen

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    • Release date
      • August 24, 2017 (Brazil)
    • Country of origin
      • Brazil
    • Languages
      • Portuguese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bingo: el rey de las mañanas
    • Filming locations
      • TV Cultura studios, Água Branca, São Paulo, Brazil(Bingo's show studio)
    • Production companies
      • Empyrean Pictures
      • Gullane
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Budget
      • R$8,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $899,782
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 53m(113 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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