The Man of the Year 2003

Even losers get to win sometimes. After Maiquél loses a bet, he dyes his hair blond, a harmless prank that sets off a chain of events. Within 24 hours he is thrust from anonymity into hero status, then quickly becomes an outlaw, caught in a collision with destiny.

Even losers get to win sometimes. After Maiquél loses a bet, he dyes his hair blond, a harmless prank that sets off a chain of events. Within 24 hours he is thrust from anonymity into hero status, then quickly becomes an outlaw, caught in a collision with destiny.

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Maiquel [Murilo Benício] is a single, ordinary man living in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro. After losing a soccer bet, Maiquel must dye his hair blond, a quirky moment that disrupts his routine and signals how far things will drift. He asks his hairdresser, Cledir Cláudia Abreu, to join him at a bar, where he is confronted and bullied by the local thug Suel, Wagner Moura. He decides to settle the matter by buying a rifle and using it to shoot Suel the next day, and he does so in front of Suel’s girlfriend. Rather than draw anger, this act brings surprising approval from the neighborhood and even the police, who seem relieved that the pest is gone, and they shower him with gifts as a sign of gratitude.

With the news of Maiquel’s apparent heroism, influential locals hire him to kill others for them, turning him into a full-on hitman. Maiquel’s once dull life becomes an intoxicating blend of drugs, sex, wealth, and violence, and he grows detached from his wife as his moral compass frays. The film charts his descent into becoming an outlaw on the run, hunted by the very world that once celebrated him.

The story closes with a stark reversal: Maiquel dyes his hair black and continues to flee from the authorities, coming to terms with how drastically his life has changed.

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The man of the year O Homem do Ano (El hombre del año) 年度人物 Человек года

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