Friendly Beast

Friendly Beast

Friendly Beast

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Friendly Beast

2018

1h 38m

6.5(136 votes)

Thriller

Horror

Crime

Overview

A restaurant owner going over the edge when an armed robbery is attempted at his establishment. He holds everyone captive at gunpoint – criminals and customers alike – and situations corrode into a nightmare state, guided by manipulation and raw compulsion.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Murilo Benício

Murilo Benício

Inácio

Luciana Paes

Luciana Paes

Sara

Irandhir Santos

Irandhir Santos

Djair

Camila Morgado

Camila Morgado

Veronica

Jiddú Pinheiro

Jiddú Pinheiro

Bruno

Ernani Moraes

Ernani Moraes

Amadeu

Humberto Carrão

Humberto Carrão

Magno

Ariclenes Barroso

Ariclenes Barroso

Nuno

Eduardo Gomes

Eduardo Gomes

Jura

Thais Aguiar

Ana

Creative team

Directed by: Gabriela Amaral Almeida
Written by: Gabriela Amaral Almeida
Produced by: Rodrigo Teixeira

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