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Erik de Castro
Erik de Castro creates a cinema grounded in operational rigor and the preservation of Brazil’s military and police history, portraying action and conflict through visceral institutional realism.
- Region
- Brasília, DF, Centro-Oeste
- Age
- 55
Authorial vision
Erik de Castro’s directorial authorship lies in the balance between action and crime filmmaking and rigorous documentary investigation. The filmmaker delves into institutional and historical subjects—from Brazil’s involvement in World War II to the fight against organized crime—seeking to understand the ethics, discipline, and psychological weight borne by individuals in extreme situations.
His direction rejects the empty stylization of violence. Instead, he favors a direct, physical narrative in which tension arises from technical knowledge, authentic jargon, and a raw depiction of the failures of the system and the human condition in the face of duty.
Filmography
- Amado
2022 · Film · Ação, Drama · Writer & Director · 120 min
Amado is an honest police officer in Ceilândia, in Brazil’s Federal District. He works harder than he should, arresting, judging, and carrying out sentences against any criminal, regardless of their faith, race, or gender. Always acting against criminals, he cuts through red tape, becoming more efficient than the bureaucratic official process. To some, Corporal Amado is a heavy-handed police officer; to many others, he is a Brazilian hero. His sole objective is to resolve unjust conflicts without delay and do the right thing.
- Cano Serrado
2017 · Film · Ação, Crime · Writer & Director · 86 min
Brazil’s Central-West region. A vast tropical savanna ecoregion known as the Cerrado. A land shaped by a long history of violence, brutality, and struggles for honor.
- O Brasil na Batalha do Atlântico
2012 · Documentary · Writer & Director · 82 min
The involvement of Brazil’s Navy and Merchant Marine in World War II, revisiting the testimonies of researchers and survivors of shipwrecks caused by Axis attacks.
- Federal
2010 · Film · Drama, Suspense, Crime · Writer & Director · 91 min
A dangerous drug trafficker operates in Brasília, Brazil’s federal capital. To capture him, the police will do whatever it takes. Caught in the middle is a frightened population.
- Senta a Pua!
1999 · Documentary · Writer & Director · 112 min
It tells the story of the 1st Fighter Aviation Group of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) during World War II.
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