
Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio
Seen it?2012 | 120 min | Music, Documentary
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- A natural pick for anyone who likes a story with a soundtrack worth keeping and people who'll be looking things up afterwards. The music is woven into the story, not just laid on top. Shelve it next to Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me or Avicii: True Stories. Based on real events, so expect to go down a research rabbit hole afterwards.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Well paced for a documentary, at 2 hr.
- What might put you off
- It's in Portuguese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.
As the world boiled in the rush of Easy Rider bikes, in the frenetic pace of Elvis Presley, in Beatniks poets, in the explosion of counterculture, a boy from Bahia gave birth to Rock in Brazil. A runaway flying saucer that abducted the hearts and minds of thousands of fans, Raul Seixas, a man who became a myth. Raul died young because he lived intensely. Rock n 'roll, free love, alternative society, drugs, black magic, military dictatorship, women and daughters. A man who wanted to live from his work and died for it. The beginning, the end and the middle are confused, because the story is not over. The film reveals through rare images of archive, meeting with relatives, conversations with artists, producers and friends, the trajectory of the legend of Rock.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Walter Carvalho
- Raul SeixasSelf (archive footage)
- André MidaniSelf
- Plínio SeixasSelf
- Maria Eugênia SeixasSelf
- Zé WalterSelf
- Waldir SerrãoSelf
- Olival Viana FilhoSelf
- Bráulio TavaresSelf
- Mariano LanatSelf
- Antonio Carlos de SouzaSelf