1975Nominee
Best Director
Hang-five
Djalma Limongi Batista
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
October 9, 1947
Biography
Djalma Limongi Batista (1947-2023) was an amazonian filmmaker based in São Paulo, where he directed much of his filmography from the 1960's to the 1990's. He is considered to be the first brazilian director to ever depict gay intimacy in the short film "Um clássico, dois em casa, nenhum jogo fora" (1968). Batista also worked as a university teacher, where he made himself key to the education of many of Brazil's young filmmakers of today.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1987Nominee
Best Performance
O País dos Tenentes
1980Nominee
Best Picture
Asa Branca: A Brazilian Dream
Career Highlights
2010Highlight
Best Performance
Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People
2018Highlight
Best Performance
Som, Sol & Surf - Saquarema
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Som, Sol & Surf - Saquarema