Canudos was a small village in northeastern Brazil, founded by the messianic leader Antônio Conselheiro and massacred by a powerful army until the death of the last of its 30,000 inhabitants, on October 5, 1897. The film tells the story of the Canudos massacre from an English cannon, nicknamed by the backlands people "A Matadeira", which was transported by twenty teams of oxen through the backlands to fire a single shot.
Unfortunately the movie A Matadeira is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Jorge Furtado | Director |
Writing | Jorge Furtado | Screenplay |
Production | Nora Goulart | Executive Producer |
Art | Fiapo Barth | Art Direction |
Art | Gaspar Martins | Art Direction |
Camera | Alex Sernambi | Director of Photography |
Sound | Leo Henkin | Music |
Editing | Giba Assis Brasil | Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | Rosângela Cortinhas | Costume Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Flávia Aguiar | Costume Design |
Production | Cynthia Caprara | Casting Producer |
Directing | Dainara Toffoli | Assistant Director |
Directing | Rodrigo Pesavento | Second Assistant Director |
Costume & Make-Up | Ceres Rudolfo | Makeup Artist |
Production | Sandro Dreyer | Production Director |
Sound | Cid Costa | Sound |
Sound | Antônio Moreira | Sound |