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Bingo: The King of the Mornings

Bingo: The King of the Mornings

Bingo: The King of the Mornings

Bingo: The King of the Mornings

Clowning around can cost your soul

2017•1h 53m•

★8.0(413 ratings)

ComedyDrama

Overview

1980s. Brazilian television exploding in color and auditorium programs not so politically correct. In the middle of this fervor, Augusto Mendes, a young rising actor, seeks his place in the sun. From porn studios to soap operas, he finally finds success and fame when he becomes "Bingo", a TV host clown from one of the audience leader TV shows for children. It turns out that behind the rice powder and red nose, nobody knows who he is.

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Main Cast

Vladimir Brichta

Vladimir Brichta

Augusto Mendes/Bingo

Leandra Leal

Leandra Leal

Lúcia

Tainá Müller

Tainá Müller

Angélica

Augusto Madeira

Augusto Madeira

Vasconcelos

Ana Lúcia Torre

Ana Lúcia Torre

Marta Mendes

Cauã Martins

Cauã Martins

Gabriel Mendes

Pedro Bial

Pedro Bial

Armando

Domingos Montagner

Domingos Montagner

Palhaço Aparício

Fernando Sampaio

Fernando Sampaio

Palhaço Nando

Raul Barreto

Raul Barreto

Dono do Circo

Søren Hellerup

Søren Hellerup

Peter Olsen

Ricardo Ciciliano

Ricardo Ciciliano

Cláudio Ricardo

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Daniel Rezende

Writing

Writer: Luiz Bolognesi

Production

Producer: Fabiano Gullane
Producer: Caio Gullane
Executive Producer: Ana Saito
Casting: Luciano Baldan
Executive Producer: Joshua Skurla
Executive Producer: Claudia Büschel

Music & Sound

Music: Beto Villares

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Lula Carvalho

Editing

Editor: Marcio Hashimoto

Art Direction

Art Direction: Cassio Amarante
Production Design: Cassio Amarante

Costume & Make-Up

Makeup & Hair: Anna Van Steen
Costume Design: Verônica Julian

Visual Effects

Digital Compositor: Lucas Sousa
Digital Compositor: Felipe Almeida
Digital Compositor: Iuri Tampolski
Digital Compositor: Magno Borgo
Digital Compositor: Vanessa Perotoni
Visual Effects Producer: Hugo Gurgel

Keywords

clownbiographybased on true storyfame1980sbrazil

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Clowning around can cost your soul"

#2

The original title is "Bingo: O Rei das Manhãs" (PT).

#3

The runtime is 113 minutes (1h 53m).

#4

The film was directed by Daniel Rezende.

#5

The screenplay was written by Luiz Bolognesi.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Lula Carvalho.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt6293516.

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Rating

8.0/10

Great

413 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Bingo: O Rei das Manhãs

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

16

Language:

Português, Español

Country of Origin:

Brazil

Production Companies:

Gullane Entretenimento

Gullane Entretenimento