Baptism of Blood

Baptism of Blood (2007)

Batismo de Sangue

In São Paulo, in the late 1960s, the convent of the Dominican friars became a trench of resistance to the military dictatorship that governs Brazil. Moved by Christian ideals, frets Betto, Oswaldo, Fernando, Ivo and Tito came to support the guerrilla group Ação Libertadora Nacional, commanded by Carlos Marighella.

Date of release
2007-04-20
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (37)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Thriller, Drama, History
Director
Helvécio Ratton

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Rio de Janeiro

Baptism of Blood is a 2006 Brazilian film directed by Helvécio Ratton, based on Frei Betto's book of the same name. Starring Caio Blat and Daniel de Oliveira as Frei Tito and Betto respectively, it follows the Dominican friars' resistance against Brazilian military dictatorship.

Production

Most of scenes of Baptism of Blood were shot in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais that simulated São Paulo. The friars' imprisonment was filmed in Rio de Janeiro, while Tito's exile was shot in France. Differently from other films about the period, the director wanted the torture scenes to be not be merely illustrative.

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