CARGA MAXIMA/ OVERHAUL
Brazil, 2023, 95 minutes, Colour.
Thiago Martins, Raphael Logam, Sheron Menezze, Evandro Mesquita, Milhem Cortea.
Directed by Tomaso Portella.
A Brazilian action drama, with a special appeal to those who enjoy cars and vehicles, speed and racing. This film is somewhat similar to the Spanish film of the same period, Centauro.
The central character is Roger, a driver, especially in competition with truck vehicles, aiming to win, impetuous, personal difficulties, pressure from his father, vehicle difficulties, financial difficulties. He works with his friends and a woman who is a competitive driver.
The key to the drama is his being approached by a criminal, to participating truck hijacks, dismounting the trucks and contents, speed driving them away.
Ultimately, there is a moral crisis in a sequence where Roger out which the criminals.
- Title? Trucks in racing?
- The Brazilian setting, towns, busInesses, racetrack, criminals, tracking busInezs? Musical score?
- Roger and his story, his father and influence, age, experience, driving, competitive, the trucks, bonds with his friends, risks, Rainia and the rivalry?
- The race sequences for action fans, the vehicles, speeds, techniques, machInez, racing?
- Roger, his situation, the approach of the criminal group, the contact and his influence, the boss, decisions?
- The drama of the interceptions of the trucks, the techniques, Roger and his driving, the locations, the highways, the mountains, dislodging the trucks and reconnecting?
- Roger, the personal dilemmas, his friends, the bosses, discussions?
- The buildup to the final confrontation, his decisions, techniques, deceptions, getting away with it? The repercussions for the bosses?
- His rival, their friendship, bonding, the final race, his determination, overtaking her? Happy ending?
