THE MAN OF THE YEAR (O HOMEN DO ANO) Latin Cinema Series

A simple haircut triggers a bloody chain of events in Jose Henrique Fonseca’s spellbinding feature debut.

After challenging him to a modern-day duel, Maiquel, a lost and unsure loner, kills Suel, a criminal everyone loves to hate. Fearing reprisals and prison, Maiquel prepares to flee, until an outpouring of thanks and adulation from neighbors and friends convinces him to stay. Soon, the thrill of, his newfound fame, along with the promise of happiness and freedom, leads Maiquel down a perilous, deadly path.

Uncompromising and emotionally raw, THE MAN OF THE YEAR aims for the jugular and never lets up.