Case of the Naves Brothers

Case of the Naves Brothers (Portuguese: O Caso dos Irmãos Naves) is a 1967 Brazilian drama film directed by Luis Sérgio Person. Based on the João Alamy Filho novel of the same name, it follows the story of Joaquim and Sebastião Naves, who were arrested during the Estado Novo dictatorship in the 1930's and tortured until confessing to a crime they had not committed. Produced during the early years of the Military Dictatorship in Brazil, the film draws parallels with the ongoing human and legal violations perpetrated by the regime.

Directed byLuis Sérgio Person

Written byJean-Claude Bernadet
Luis Sérgio Person

Based on

O Caso dos Irmãos Naves
by João Alamy Filho

Produced byGlauco Mirko Laurelli
Luis Sérgio Person

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Case of the Naves Brothers
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Directed by	Luis Sérgio Person
Written by	Jean-Claude Bernadet Luis Sérgio Person
Based on	O Caso dos Irmãos Naves by João Alamy Filho
Produced by	Glauco Mirko Laurelli Luis Sérgio Person
Starring	Raul Cortez Juca de Oliveira
Cinematography	Oswaldo de Oliveira
Edited by	Glauco Mirko Laurelli
Production companies	MC Filmes Lauper Filmes
Distributed by	MC Filmes
Release date	5 June 1967 (1967-06-05)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese

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The film was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival.^[1] It was also selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.^[2]