Is The Day Dorival Faced the Guard sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 73% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Day Dorival Faced the Guard end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Day Dorival Faced the Guard easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Day Dorival Faced the Guard violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Day Dorival Faced the Guard scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Day Dorival Faced the Guard

Name: The Day Dorival Faced the Guard
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1986
Duration: 14 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: João Acaiabe, Pedro Santos, José Adão Barbosa, Sirmar Antunes, Lui Strassburger

Directed by Jorge Furtado, José Pedro Goulart

Produced by Luz Produções, Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre

198614 min7.6 / 10

A comedic underdog story about a prisoner's simple desire for dignity, using absurdist humor to critique prison hierarchy and militarism.

Dorival, a man in jail, has only one wish: to take a bath. To achieve his objective, he defies the private, the corporal, the sargeant and, finally, the lieutenant in charge of the prison.

Clusters

Anti-Establishment Comedies Comedy That Turns Sharp Comedic Heist Movies Buddy Comedy Adventures Justice and Freedom

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

Prison Freedom Racism Human Rights Prison Riot Militarism Military Hierarchy

Questions people ask

Is The Day Dorival Faced the Guard sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Does The Day Dorival Faced the Guard end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Day Dorival Faced the Guard easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Is The Day Dorival Faced the Guard violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Day Dorival Faced the Guard scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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