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Send a Bullet

Play trailer Poster for Send a Bullet 2007,  1h 25m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 80% 51 Reviews Tomatometer 86% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
80% Tomatometer 51 Reviews 86% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Seen through the eyes of wealthy businessmen, corruption and class warfare beleaguer Brazilian society.
Send a Bullet

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Critics Consensus

The exciting and fast-paced documentary Manda Bala shows many sides of Brazil -- from the humorous and upbeat to the violent and disturbing.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Jan 4, 2008
To address the economic inequality of teeming Sao Paulo, Brazil, documentary maker Jason Kohn has joined several loosely related topics into a sort of rhetorical doughnut, leaving a hole in the center where his thesis should be. Go to Full Review
Brian Tallerico The Deadbolt Nov 1, 2007
Kohn is a talented filmmaker and he's tackled a subject not seen before in documentary film, but you almost feel bludgeoned by the depressing state of Brazil instead of introduced to the problems there. Go to Full Review
Bill Stamets Chicago Sun-Times Sep 28, 2007
2.5/4
Artful framing and 23 peppy songs on the soundtrack lend a gloss to subject matter that alternately repels and fascinates... Go to Full Review
Felicia Feaster Creative Loafing Feb 3, 2020
[A] bizarre, often riveting film about contemporary Brazil. Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Aug 27, 2009
Less interested in analyzing So Paulo's place in the shaky Brazilian system than in jacking it up with shorthand, gawk-at-the-foreigners shocks Go to Full Review
Sarah Boslaugh Playback:stl Sep 19, 2008
9/10
Despite the seriousness of the topic, Manda Bala may be the most visually creative film you will see this year. Go to Full Review
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Jason Kohn

Director

Julio DePietro

Executive Producer

Joey Frank

Producer

Jared Goldman

Producer

Jason Kohn

Producer

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Movie Info

Synopsis Seen through the eyes of wealthy businessmen, corruption and class warfare beleaguer Brazilian society.
Director
Jason Kohn
Producer
Joey Frank, Jared Goldman, Jason Kohn
Distributor
City Lights Pictures
Production Co
Kilo Films, Whitest Pouring Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 17, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 8, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$120.5K
Runtime
1h 25m
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