New follows the story of an MMA champion who, in the midst of a challenging phase, discovers he is the father of an eight-year-old autistic boy
MMA – My Best Friendnew national feature film starring Marcos Mionactor and host of the program Cauldron with Mionopens in Brazilian cinemas starting this Thursday, January 16th.
What is the story of MMA – My Best Friend?
The novelty accompanies Max (Mion), a renowned MMA champion, who finds himself at the end of his career after a serious shoulder injury prevents him from fighting. In the midst of this challenging phase, he discovers that he is the father of an 8-year-old autistic boy. Now, Max He must face two great challenges: understanding his son and winning his affection, while also preparing for the biggest fight of his life, the last chance for a triumphant return.
In addition to Marcos Mion, MMA – My Best Friend still has Andréia Horta (City of God: The Fight Doesn’t Stop), Antonio Fagundes (God is Brazilian), Vanessa Giacomo (The Game That Changed History), Hoji Fortune (The Well 2), Augusto Madeira (Park Maniac), Lúcio Mauro Filho (The Big Family) and Guilherme Tavares (Chico Bento and the Maraviósa Goiabeira). Watch the trailer:
Rolling Stone Brazil film special
Cinema is the theme of the new printed special from Rolling Stone Brazil. In a magazine dedicated to lovers of the seventh art, we interviewed Francis Ford Coppolawho turns 85 amid the release of his new film, Megalopolisa bold and million-dollar undertaking financed by himself.
Unshakable in the face of controversial reactions to the novelty, which took around 40 years to get off the ground, the filmmaker defends the cinema industry’s boldness in being creative and opens up, in plain Portuguese, about Brazil’s influence in his new film: “Alegria” .
The special also features conversations with Walter Salles, Fernanda Torres and Selton Mello on I’m Still Herea chat about soundtracks with the maestro João Carlos Martinsan exclusive list with the 100 best films in history (50 national, 50 international), another list with the 101 greatest soundtracks in the history of cinema, a warm-up for Oscar 2025 and the release radar of Globoplay, Globo Filmes, O2 Play and O2 Filmes for the coming months.
The movie special Rolling Stone Brazil It is already on newsstands, but can also be purchased at the Perfil publisher’s store for R$29.90. Check it out:
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