Chico Xavier

Chico Xavier
D: Daniel Filho, BR 2010, 124 min, English subtitles

As a child, Francisco Cândido Xavier, known simply as “Chico Xavier“, had many encounters with ghosts, including that of his mother, who died at an early age. His family thought he was crazy. As an adult, however, Chico Xavier used his extra-sensory powers to attain media stardom. He achieved international fame during a murder trial in 1979, when he mediated a “statement” by the victim which led to the defendant’s acquittal. Daniel Filho’s feature film tells the story of one of the most glamorous and successful spiritual mediums in Brazilian history, and eight year’s after Xavier’s death, scored the surprise hit of the Brazilian cinema season in 2010.