The service of streaming Prime VideoyesAmazonhas just released the first image of the singer Xam in the fiction film based on the Manaco do Parque case, which shocked the city of So Paulo (SP) at the end of the 90s. But, calm down! O rapper gal not being or protagonist of the plot. Actor Silvero Pereira, famous for outstanding performances in cinema and television, has been confirmed in the role of the assassin.
Xam brings to life the character Nivaldo, a young owner of a motorcycle workshop and boss of Francisco de Assis Pereira, real name of Manaco do Parque, convicted of attacking and murdering 21 women in the capital of São Paulo, and hiding the bodies of ten of them in the Park of State.
Scheduled for release in 2024, but with no set date yet, the film will delve into Francisco’s story, with his past and the details of his psychopathy revealed by beginner reporter Elena, played by former Chiquitita Giovanna Grigio, who investigates the murderer’s case. to advance your career in Journalism. The direction of Maurcio Ea, responsible for the films The Girl Who Killed Her Parents e The Boy Who Killed My Parentstwo great hits from streaming released in 2021 that also address the police case of Suzane Von Richthofen.
Along with the film, Prime Video also announced the production of a documentary focused on the case. The series Manaco do Parque: The Untold Story It will come from the perspective of victims and survivors, with unprecedented interviews, analysis of errors in the investigation and the role of the media in the development of the investigation. Directed by Thas Nunes and Ea, produced by Marcelo Braga. The premiere is also scheduled for next year.
The controversy surrounding films about criminal cases
With the success of the films about Suzane Von Richthofen and the development of the film and documentary series about Manaco do Parque, internet users question the need for productions about criminal cases, raising doubts about the possibility of generating a reverse effect, encouraging people to commit crimes in order to receive media attention. But the director has another point of view.
This crime has continued to occupy space in the media and has had repercussions for almost 20 years. Discussing the subject and understanding, in some way, how the human mind behaves is important, as well as debating this fundamental fact so that it is never repeated, commented Maurcio Ea, when asked about the dangers of producing films based on real criminal cases.
* With information from Omelete and Splash UOL
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