Recordings for the film Dark Horse (The Underdog), which traces the life of former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), are in full swing. Directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh, the film had scenes recorded at the Memorial da América Latina, in the capital of São Paulo, from November 19 to 22 this year.
For the right to use the space images, the production company Go Up Entertainment paid R$125,921.36, paid to the government of the state of São Paulo. According to the authorization form published in the Official Gazette, the rent covered the period from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on each scheduled day.
The location included the Auditorium of the Latin American Library, Praça da Sombra (area in front of the Pavilion of Creativity), the Foyer of the Simón Bolívar Auditorium and the Congress Annex (lower floor).
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- The screenplay for the film Dark Horse was written by federal deputy Mário Frias (PL-SP), former special secretary for Culture in the Bolsonaro government.
- Scheduled to premiere in 2026, the film aims to reach an international audience by reconstructing the political trajectory of the former president.
- Currently, Jair Bolsonaro is sentenced by the Federal Supreme Court (STF) to 27 years and 3 months in prison for attempted coup d’état and has been in preventive detention since November 22.
Excerpts from the leaked footage even show North American actor Jim Caviezel playing the stabbing suffered by Bolsonaro in 2018. The cast includes international names, such as Lynn Collins and Esai Morales.
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