The production is based on the book A Número Um, by Raquel de Oliveira, and stars actress and singer Maria Bomani, from the soap opera Amor de Mãe
Bandit: Number Onenew feature film by John Wainer (The Cage), which is based on the true story of the woman who became the head of drug trafficking in the Rocinha favela in the 1980s, premieres on Netflix starting this Friday, September 13th.
What is the story of Bandit?
Starring the actress and singer Maria Bomani (Mother’s Love) and narrated in the first person, Bandit follows the trajectory of Rebecca (Maria) who, at the age of nine, was sold by her grandmother to a bookmaker and inserted into a world of violence and corruption.
As she grows up, she closely follows the change in power – taken by drug trafficking – and becomes the wife of the crime boss, To (Jean Amorim, Captains of the Sand). After her husband’s death, she takes command of the gang and a routine of crimes, violence, drugs and love.
Who else is in the cast?
In addition to Maria Bomanithe cast of Bandit: Number One still has Milhem Cortaz (The Others), Wilson Rabelo (Nightjar), Natalia Lage (Hard), the singer Otto and the ex-BBB Natalia Deodatobetween others.
The novelty is based on the book Number Oneby the writer Rachel de Oliveira. John Wainer directs and also collaborates with the script of Banditwhich is still signed by Patricia Andrade, Cesar Gananian and Thais Nunes. Watch the trailer:
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